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Henry Lawson Among Maoris
Glossary of Maori Words
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Glossary of Maori Words
| hapū | sub-tribe |
| iwi | tribe |
| kāinga | village |
| kākā | a New Zealand parrot |
| karaka | a tree whose berries, when cooked and rinsed to remove their poison, are edible |
| kūmara | sweet potato |
| mānuka | a tree or shrub often collectively forming a scrub, like and related to the Australian tea-tree |
| pā | originally a fortified village; in Pakeha use, any Maori settlement; often mis-spelt pah in the nineteenth century |
| Pākehā | a person of European ancestry |
| pāua | an edible shell-fish |
| rangatira | originally a chief; as used by Lawson, a person of good breeding, a 'gentleman' |
| rimu | an indigenous timber |
| runanga | assembly or council with judicial powers |
| tangi | mourning; as used by Lawson, a funeral gathering |
| tapu | under superstitious or religious restriction, unapproachable |
| whare | Maori dwelling |
