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Te Reo Maori |
English meaning |
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hapu |
sub-tribe, kinship group |
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iwi |
tribe, wider kinship group |
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karakia |
prayer, grace |
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kaupapa Maori |
Maori way of being |
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pepeha |
a statement that identifies the ancestral links of Maori |
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te ao Maori |
the Maori world |
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te reo |
the Maori language |
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tikanga |
customary practices |
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Turangawaewae |
a place to stand; places where we feel especially empowered and connected; our foundation, our place in the world, our home. |
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waiata |
song(s) |
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whakapapa |
genealogy |
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whanau |
family |
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whariki |
woven mat |
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Samoan |
English meaning |
|
aiga |
family |
|
aoga |
full immersion Samoan education and care service |
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fa’aloalo |
respect |
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poutu |
main supporting posts (pillars) |
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Programmes and terms used in schools |
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PMP |
Perception motor programme |
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WALTS |
We are learning to . . . |
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Jolly phonics |
An alphabet phonics programme |