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Kupu hou
kūaha - door
Kapata - cupboard
Pōkai - fold
Mamae - sore
Taptapu things, devices equipment.
Tātahi - beach
Hī ika - catch fish
Tapata - cut
hinga - fall
korokoro - throat
tūmanako - hope wish for
Rongorongo - smell
Hakari - feast
ka wani kē clever
tatari wait
Tikanga
He whakamārama | Meaning
E whai take ana, i takea mai i ngā pūtake e mōhiotia ana he pono, e whakaarotia ana rānei he pono, he tōtika. E ū ana ki te pono, e ū ana rānei ki ngā pūtake e mōhiotia ana, e whakaarotia ana rānei he pono.
The concept of correctness or being right is a base principle that applies to all tikanga. Practice of a particular tikanga needs to be correct and right, and should be considered alongside what is true and valid to Māori culture.