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Kāinga

Index Kāinga

A kāinga (Southern Māori kaika or kaik) is the traditional form of village habitation of pre-European Māori in New Zealand. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Akaroa, Christchurch City Council, Hapū, Iwi, Marae, Māori language, Māori people, New Zealand, , Pepeha, Takapūneke, Tapu (Polynesian culture), Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

  2. Former populated places in New Zealand
  3. Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples
  4. Māori society

Akaroa

Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name.

See Kāinga and Akaroa

Christchurch City Council

The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand.

See Kāinga and Christchurch City Council

Hapū

In Māori and New Zealand English, a ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". Kāinga and Hapū are Māori society and Māori words and phrases.

See Kāinga and Hapū

Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. Kāinga and Iwi are Māori society and Māori words and phrases.

See Kāinga and Iwi

Marae

A marae (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), malae (in Tongan), meae (in Marquesan) or malae (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. Kāinga and marae are Māori culture, Māori society and Māori words and phrases.

See Kāinga and Marae

Māori language

Māori, or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.

See Kāinga and Māori language

Māori people

Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).

See Kāinga and Māori people

New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

See Kāinga and New Zealand

The word pā (often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages. Kāinga and pā are former populated places in New Zealand, Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples, Māori society and Māori words and phrases.

See Kāinga and Pā

Pepeha

A pepeha is a traditional oral recitation given by a person when introducing themselves in the Māori culture of New Zealand. Kāinga and pepeha are Māori culture and Māori words and phrases.

See Kāinga and Pepeha

Takapūneke

Takapūneke, with the location also known as Red House Bay, is a former kāinga—an unfortified Māori village—adjacent to present-day Akaroa, New Zealand.

See Kāinga and Takapūneke

Tapu (Polynesian culture)

Tapu is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and prohibitions.

See Kāinga and Tapu (Polynesian culture)

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is an online encyclopedia established in 2001 by the New Zealand Government's Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

See Kāinga and Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

See also

Former populated places in New Zealand

Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples

Māori society

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kāinga

Also known as Kaik, Kainga, Papakainga, Papakāinga.