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ANNOTATED GLOSSARY OF MAORI WORDS AND TERMINOLOGIES
Alienation The selling, leasing or mortgaging of Maori Land, used commonly to
pass ownership from Maori Title to General Land and Crown Land
Beneficiary a person whose property is held in trust – generic term for owner
Certificate of Title Document of Legal Ownership of Land
Fee Simple full ownership of Maori Land
Freehold Freehold title and Ownership of land
Hapu pregnant, section of a large tribe, sub tribe, clan, grouping of whanau
who derive from a common ancestor
Hui Gathering or meeting of iwi (people). The purpose of hui is for all
events of life and death
Hunga kainga Whanau, hapu or iwi of a specific area with claims to whenua
Iwi tangata, person, people, relationships, whanau, hapu, iwi, tangata
whenua, hunga kainga, tauiwi, manuhiri, tupuna, whakapapa
Kahukuri Ngati Hau ancestor in Whangarei
Kaikaranga Women who welcome manuhiri or visitors onto Marae
Kaupapa philosophy,
Kaupapa Maori Maori ideology, theory, philosophy
Koiwi Bone, corpse, person, self, spirit, descendants
Mana The power of being
Manuhiri People who establish a relationship with hunga kainga. Visitors.
Marae Place of gathering for tangi, hura kohatu, birthdays, weddings
Matua atawhai Foster parents
Mokomokai Smoked and dried head of Rangatira and enemies
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