Found 5 results matching "powhiri"

• pōwhiri

  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to welcome, invite, beckon, wave.   See also pōhiri.
  2. (noun) invitation, rituals of encounter, welcome ceremony on a marae.   (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 122-138;Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 197-205;) See also pōhiri.
  

• haka pōwhiri

  (noun) welcome haka - ceremonial dance performed to welcome visitors. Sometimes leaves are waved as a symbol of death.  
  

• mihi whakatau

  (noun) speech of greeting, official welcome speech - speech acknowledging those present at a gathering. For some tribes a pōhiri, or pōwhiri, is used for the ritual of encounter on a marae only. In other situations where formal speeches in Māori are made that are not on a marae or in the wharenui (meeting house) the term mihi whakatau is used for a speech, or speeches, of welcome in Māori.  
  

• karanga

  1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to call, call out, shout, summon.   Ka karangahia e mātau te ingoa, ka whai haere mai i a mātau (HP wh20).When we called its name it would follow us.
  2. (noun) formal call, ceremonial call - a ceremonial call of welcome to visitors onto a marae, or equivalent venue, at the start of a pōwhiri. The term is also used for the responses from the visiting group to the tangata whenua ceremonial call. Karanga follow a format which includes addressing and greeting each other and the people they are representing and paying tribute to the dead, especially those who have died recently. The purpose of the occasion is also addressed. Skilled kaikaranga are able to use eloquent language and metaphor and to encapsulate important information about the group and the purpose of the visit.   See also kaikaranga.
  

• kaikaranga

  (noun) caller - the woman (or women) who has the role of making the ceremonial call to visitors onto a marae, or equivalent venue, at the start of a pōwhiri. The term is also used for the caller(s) from the visiting group who responds to the tangata whenua ceremonial call. Traditionally this role was based on one's status within the hapū or whānau, the eldest sister normally being given the role. Skilled kaikaranga are able to use eloquent language and metaphor and to encapsulate important information about the group and the purpose of the visit.   Ki tā Iranui, i ngā wā o mua i haere ngā wāhine me te kaikaranga o te manuhiri ki waenganui o te ope whakaeke ki runga i te marae, ā, ko ngā tāne kei ngā taha ki te tiaki i ngā wāhine.According to Iranui, in former times the women and the caller of the visitors went in the middle of the group going onto the marae and the men were at the sides to protect the women. See also karanga.