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Taonga
In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.
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In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tikanganoun | (New Zealand) A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people. |
| kohanoun | (New Zealand) A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts. |
| waiatanoun | (New Zealand) A Māori folk song. |
| tangihanganoun | (New Zealand) A Maori funeral. |
| tukutukunoun | ornamental latticework used among the Māori people to decorate meeting-houses |
| wakanoun | (New Zealand) A Maori canoe. |
| tekotekonoun | Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house |
| hei-tikinoun | (New Zealand) An ornamental pendant (typically made of pounamu or greenstone) among the Māori, worn around the neck, representing a human figure traditionally connected with Tiki, the first human in Maori mythology. |
| tanginoun | (New Zealand) A Maori dirge, or song for the dead. |
| runanganoun | (New Zealand) A traditional Māori assembly or tribal council. |
| korowainoun | A member of a people of southeastern Papua who are hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists. |
| tanikonoun | A female given name from Japanese. |
| pōhirinoun | (New Zealand) A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing. |
| raranganoun | A Maori weaving technique. |
| tikinoun | Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
| taanikonoun | Alternative form of taniko. [A traditional weaving technique of the Maori.] |
| tjuringanoun | Alternative form of tjurunga. [(Australia) An object of religious significance among Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia.] |
| tjurunganoun | (Australia) An object of religious significance among Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia. |
| parawainoun | A fine Maori mat made of muka. |
| pohirinoun | Alternative form of pōhiri. [(New Zealand) A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.] |
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