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Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars known to Western astronomers as the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. Matariki is a shortened version of Ngā mata o te ariki o Tāwhirimātea, "the eyes of the god Tāwhirimātea". [1]
Māori language preschool (literally 'language nest') kōrero to talk; to speak Māori; story koru stylised fern frond pattern, used in art Kura Kaupapa Māori Māori language school mahi work, employment mahinga mātaitai traditional seafood gathering place mana regard in which someone is held; respect of their authority; reputation [10] manaia
Matariki Whatarau is a New Zealand actor and musician. Whatarau is also a founding member of Māori showband the Modern Māori Quartet . [ 1 ] He co-wrote and performed songs, with the other band members, for the Modern Māori Quartet's debut album That's Us!
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The lines are indicated by features of the music. The language of poetry tends to differ stylistically from prose. Typical features of poetic diction are the use of synonyms or contrastive opposites, and the repetition of key words. [4] [3] Archaic words are common, including many which have lost any specific meaning and acquired a religious ...
While it is their responsibility to provide evidence to support their edits rather than mine, it took only a minute of searching to find a couple of references: Te Ara says "Matariki, or Māori New Year celebrations were once popular, but stopped in the 1940s."; and Te Ao Hou, 1 December 1967 says "The fact that the appearance of the Pleiades ...
Cook Islands Maori English Word-to-word and gloss au Ka ʻaere au ki te ʻāpiʻi āpōpō listen ⓘ I'm going to school tomorrow. (unaccomplished asp.)/ go / I / (prep. goal/destination) / the / learn / tomorrow Ka ʻārote au inanaʻi, nō te ua rā, kua ʻakakore au: I was going to do the ploughing yesterday, but gave it up because of the rain.
Tangotango, a celestial woman who fell in love with the great hero Tāwhaki and came to earth to become his wife. Tūāwhiorangi, the wife of Kahukura who manifests as the lower bow during a double rainbow. Whaitiri, the personification of thunder.