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  2. Māhanga - Wikipedia

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    There was a tōtara tree called Te Whare-o-hua-raratahi on the Pā-kōkō stream near Te Wharauroa which Te Pūhara, son of Tū-irirangi and his uncle Pai-ariki wished to cut down. At first Tonga-nui prevented this, but later they succeeded in chopping it down, so Tonga-nui pursued them, capturing and killing Te Pūhara at Te Kawaroa.

  3. Whakapapa - Wikipedia

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    Māori woman with a representation of the Waikato Ancestress "Te Iringa" Whakapapa ( Māori pronunciation: [ˈfakapapa] , ['ɸa-] ), or genealogy , is a fundamental principle in Māori culture . Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's Māori identity , places oneself in a wider context, and links oneself to land and tribal groupings and their ...

  4. Māori language - Wikipedia

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    te DEF. SG tamariki child. PL te tamariki DEF.SG child.PL "children (in general)" as opposed to ngā DEF. PL tamariki child. PL ngā tamariki DEF.PL child.PL "the (specific group of) children" In other syntactic environments, the definite article may be used to introduce a noun-phrase which is pragmatically indefinite due to the restrictions on the use of he as discussed below. The indefinite ...

  5. List of English words of Māori origin - Wikipedia

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    te reo: the Māori language (literally, 'the language') waka: canoe, boat [17] (modern Māori usage includes automobiles) whānau: extended family or community of related families [13] whare: house, building; Other Māori words and phrases may be recognised by most New Zealanders, but generally not used in everyday speech: hapū: subtribe; or ...

  6. Zero copula - Wikipedia

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    The origin of dir is the verb durmak, with a similar meaning to the Latin stare. In the modern Tatar language copula is a disappearing grammatical phenomenon and is only rarely used with the first and second person (while the third person copula has fallen completely out of use). [5] In the past there was a full paradigm for all persons:

  7. Whatarangi Winiata - Wikipedia

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    His work establishing and revitalising Maori language for Ngāti Raukawa that saw there were no te reo Māori speakers under the age of 30 in 1975 within the tribe. Dr. Dr. Winiata is recognised as the architect of the 25-year Whakatupuranga Rua Mano (Generation 2000) iwi development programme that birthed Te Wānanga o Raukawa based in Ōtaki.

  8. List of marae in the Gisborne District - Wikipedia

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    Te Poho o Tamanuhiri: Ngāi Tāmanuhiri (Ngāi Tawehi, Ngāti Kahutia, Ngāti Rangitauwhiwhia, Ngāti Rangiwaho, Ngāti Rangiwahomatua) Muriwai: Ngātapa Marae: No wharenui: Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki (Te Whānau a Kai) Ngātapa: Ohako Marae: Te Kiko o te Rangi: Rongowhakaata (Ngāi Tāwhiri, Ruapani) Manutuke: Pāhou Marae: Te Poho o Taharakau ...

  9. Te Māngai Pāho - Wikipedia

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    Te Māngai Pāho funds the operation of a network of bilingual English and Māori language radio stations targeting members of local iwi and the wider public through local frequencies and online streaming. It operates as Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori, the Iwi Radio Network, currently chaired by former Alliance MP Willie Jackson.