Maori
New Zealand natives
Maori refers to the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand and their language, culture, and traditions.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to this people: Maori art, Maori customs.
The Maori arrived in New Zealand from eastern Polynesia around the 13th century and developed a rich culture of oral tradition, carving, and performance arts including the haka.
In New Zealand today, Maori holds official language status alongside English.
Ritualistic pre-combat performance
- All BlacksNew Zealand rugby squad
- challengeTest of ability
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- stompingTreading heavily, forcefully
slapping · intimidation · warriors · tongue · grimace · fierce · ceremonial
Supernatural indwelling power
Indigenous name for NZ
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersionState of being submerged
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
pronunciation · loanwords · placenames · broadcasting · dictionary · grammar · oral tradition
Permanent skin art, face
- chiselingCutting with edged tool
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- identityWho someone is
- whakapapaMāori ancestral lineage system
ancestral · pattern · sacred · lineage · skin · permanent · traditional · rite of passage
Earth's vastest ocean
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
- TonganOf a Pacific monarchy
- FijianOf a Pacific archipelago
Cook Islands · Tahitian · migration · waka · navigation · Oceania · voyaging · oral tradition
Indigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- tribalOf a clan
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- pre-colonialBefore imperial conquest
land rights · treaty · sovereignty · self-determination · customary · heritage · decolonization · reparations
war dance
Ritualistic pre-combat performance
- All BlacksNew Zealand rugby squad
- challengeTest of ability
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
stomping · slapping · intimidation · warriors · tongue · grimace · fierce · ceremonial
mana
Supernatural indwelling power
Aotearoa
Indigenous name for NZ
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersionState of being submerged
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
documentation · pronunciation · loanwords · placenames · broadcasting · dictionary · grammar · oral tradition
facial tattoo
Permanent skin art, face
whakapapa · ancestral · pattern · sacred · lineage · skin · permanent · traditional · rite of passage
Pacific
Earth's vastest ocean
Fijian · Cook Islands · Tahitian · migration · waka · navigation · Oceania · voyaging · oral tradition · shared ancestry
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
pre-colonial · land rights · treaty · sovereignty · self-determination · customary · heritage · decolonization · reparations · recognition
confederation
Autonomous entities united loosely
- Maori heritageAotearoa, mana, pa, tapu, waka
- Coastal PeoplesHaida, Aleut, Inuit, Salish, Squamish
- Indigenous LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, Ojibwe
- Indigenous PeoplesAboriginal, First Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Inuit
- Island CulturesPolynesian culture, Hawaiian culture, Easter Island, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Pacific IndigenousDreamtime, didgeridoo, boomerang, corroboree, Melanesian
- maori tattooSacred indigenous New Zealand bodywork