Ngā pēpeha a ngā tīpunaThis unique collection of more than 2,500 pepeha, "sayings of the ancestors, " were gathered and compiled from all over New Zealand over a 20-year period. More than just proverbs, pepeha include charms, witticisms, figures of speech, and boasts, and they are featured in the formal speeches heard every day on the marae and in the oral literature handed down from past generations. The pepeha also provide a rich source of language, using metaphor and an economy of words to show language that enriches the textbook Maori of today. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Ngā Pēpeha o te Tātai | 51 |
Ngā Pēpeha o te Tātai I | 144 |
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Nga Pepeha a Nga Tipuna: The Sayings of the Ancestors Hirini Moko Mead,Sidney M. Mead,Neil Grove Limited preview - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
ancestor anō applied Arawa Best bird Brougham canoe chief Colenso death descendants e tū Ehara enemy fernroot fish Grey haere hapū Hawaiki hoki Hurinui Ihaka Kahungunu kāinga kākā kanohi Kāore Kaua kino Kōhere kore kōrero kotahi kūmara land mahi Māori marae mate Māui Mead meaning metaphor moana ngā Ngāpuhi ngaro Ngata Ngāti Awa Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Porou Ngāti Raukawa Ngāti Toa noho pēpeha person pōtiki proverb rākau rangi Rangikāheke raro refers Rehua rere ringa Rongo roto runga saying Shortland Smith n.d. Source unknown Stowell n.d. Tainui Tāne Tangaroa tangata taniwha Taranaki taua Taylor Te Arawa tēnā tēnei Toa Takitini tōna tōtara tree tribal tribe Tūhoe Tūranga Turnbull n.d. uttered waewae wahine Waiho Waikato waka warrior Whakatāne Whanganui whare whenua Williams