Ko te reo Māori he reo tino ataahua, ā, he maha ngā kupu me ngā tikanga e whakamārama ana i ngā whakaaro hohonu o te iwi Māori. I tēnei tuhinga, ka aro atu tātou ki ngā kupu e rua: tūrangawaewae me tūranga. Ahakoa he rite tonu te āhua o ēnei kupu, he rerekē rawa ngā tikanga. Ka āta wetewetehia e mātou ngā kupu nei kia mārama ai koe i ngā rerekētanga me ngā āhuatanga o ia kupu.

Tūrangawaewae

Ko te kupu tūrangawaewae he kupu tino motuhake i roto i te ao Māori. Ko te tikanga o tēnei kupu, ko te “wāhi e tū ai ō waewae”, arā, ko te wāhi e whai ai koe i tōu ake tuakiri me tōu ake mana. Koinei te wāhi e noho haumaru ana koe, ā, ko tōu ake papakāinga, ko tōu ake marae, ko tōu ake whenua.

Tūrangawaewae (n): Ko te wāhi e tū ai ō waewae, arā, ko te wāhi e whai ai koe i tōu ake tuakiri me tōu ake mana.

Ko taku tūrangawaewae kei te taha o te awa o Waikato.

I roto i te ao Māori, ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e whai piringa ai koe, ā, e mōhio ai koe ko wai koe, nō hea koe. He mea nui kia mōhio koe ki tō tūrangawaewae nā te mea ka hoatu te kaha me te māia ki a koe.

Ngā Āhuatanga o te Tūrangawaewae

Ko tētahi āhuatanga nui o te tūrangawaewae ko te hononga ki te whenua. Ko te whenua te pūtake o te tūrangawaewae, ā, ko te whenua ka tuku i te mana me te rangatiratanga ki a koe. Koinei te wāhi e tū ai ngā marae, ā, he wāhi tapu, he wāhi mana hoki.

Whenua (n): Te papa, te oneone, te mata o te ao.

Ko te whenua o taku whānau kei te Tai Tokerau.

Ko te whenua te puna o te ora, ā, koinei te wāhi e tipu ai ngā mea katoa, ā, ka whai oranga ai te tangata. Ko te whenua te pūtake o te tūrangawaewae, ā, ko te hononga ki te whenua he mea nui ki te iwi Māori.

Marae (n): He wāhi tapu, he wāhi huihuinga mō te iwi Māori.

Ka haere mātou ki te marae mō te tangihanga.

Ko te marae te wāhi e huihui ai te whānau, te hapū, te iwi hoki. Ko te marae he wāhi e tū ai te tūrangawaewae, ā, ka puta te mana me te tapu o te iwi i reira.

Tūranga

Ko te kupu tūranga he kupu whānui ake i te tūrangawaewae, ā, ka whakamahia ki te whakamārama i te wāhi e tū ana tētahi mea, tētahi tangata rānei. Kāore i te tino whai piringa me te mana pēnei i te tūrangawaewae, engari he kupu e whakamārama ana i te wāhi tūturu o tētahi mea.

Tūranga (n): Te wāhi e tū ana tētahi mea, tētahi tangata rānei.

Ko tōna tūranga kei te taha o te moana.

Ko te tūranga he kupu e whakamahia ana ki te whakamārama i te wāhi tūturu o tētahi mea, engari kāore i te whai piringa me te mana pēnei i te tūrangawaewae.

Ngā Āhuatanga o te Tūranga

Ko tētahi āhuatanga nui o te tūranga ko te whakamārama i te wāhi tūturu. Ka whakamahia te tūranga ki te whakamārama i te wāhi e tū ana tētahi whare, tētahi waka, tētahi tangata rānei. Kāore i te tino whai piringa me te tapu pēnei i te tūrangawaewae.

Whare (n): He whare noho, he whare mahi rānei.

Ko te whare nui kei te pito o te marae.

Ko te whare he wāhi e noho ai te tangata, ā, ka whakamahia hei wāhi mahi, hei wāhi noho hoki. Ko te whare he wāhi tūturu, ā, ko te tūranga o te whare ka whakaatu i tōna wāhi tūturu.

Waka (n): He waka, he kaipuke rānei.

Kei te moana te waka e tatari ana.

Ko te waka he waka mō te moana, ā, ka whakamahia hei kawe i te tangata, i ngā taonga hoki. Ko te tūranga o te waka ka whakaatu i tōna wāhi tūturu i te moana, i te awa rānei.

Ngā Rerekētanga i waenga i te Tūrangawaewae me te Tūranga

Ahakoa he rite tonu te āhua o ngā kupu nei, he rerekē rawa ngā tikanga. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e whai piringa ai koe, ā, he wāhi e whai mana ai koe. Ko te tūranga he wāhi tūturu noa iho, kāore i te whai piringa me te mana pēnei i te tūrangawaewae.

Piringa (n): He wāhi haumaru, he wāhi e whai herenga ai koe.

Ko te piringa o te whānau kei te marae.

Ko te piringa he wāhi haumaru, he wāhi e whai herenga ai koe. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e whai piringa ai koe, engari kāore i te pērā te tūranga.

Mana (n): Te kaha, te tapu, te rangatiratanga.

Ko te mana o te iwi kei roto i te whenua.

Ko te mana he mea nui ki te iwi Māori. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e whai mana ai koe, engari kāore i te whai mana pēnei te tūranga.

Tapu (adj): He mea tapu, he mea motuhake.

Ko te urupā he wāhi tapu.

Ko te tapu he mea nui i roto i te ao Māori. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi tapu, engari kāore i te tino tapu pēnei te tūranga.

Ngā Tauira o te Whakamahi i te Tūrangawaewae me te Tūranga

Hei āwhina i a koe ki te mārama ake ki ngā rerekētanga o ēnei kupu, anei ētahi tauira e rua:

Tūrangawaewae: Ko taku tūrangawaewae kei te taha o te awa o Waikato. I reira, ka rongo au i te māramatanga me te mana o ōku tīpuna.

Tūranga: Ko tōna tūranga kei te taha o te moana. Kei reira te whare e noho ana ia, engari kāore i te whai piringa pēnei i te tūrangawaewae.

Nā reira, ahakoa he rite tonu te āhua o ngā kupu nei, he rerekē rawa ngā tikanga. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e whai piringa ai koe, ā, he wāhi e whai mana ai koe. Ko te tūranga he wāhi tūturu noa iho, kāore i te whai piringa me te mana pēnei i te tūrangawaewae.

Te Hiranga o te Tūrangawaewae i te Ao Māori

Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi tino hiranga i roto i te ao Māori. Koinei te wāhi e whakapakari ai te tangata, ā, ka hoatu te kaha me te māia ki a ia. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e tū ai te tangata me te mōhio ki tōna tuakiri me tōna mana.

Tuakiri (n): Te āhua o te tangata, te tangata anō hoki.

Ko taku tuakiri e pūtake ana i taku iwi me taku whenua.

Ko te tuakiri he mea nui ki te tangata, ā, ko te tūrangawaewae te wāhi e mōhio ai koe ki tō tuakiri. Ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi e mōhio ai koe ko wai koe, nō hea koe, ā, ka whai kaha ai koe ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga o tōu ao.

Kaha (n): Te mana, te rōnaki, te kaha o te tangata.

Ka rongo au i te kaha o te whenua i taku tū i runga i taku tūrangawaewae.

Ko te kaha he mea nui i roto i te ao Māori, ā, ko te tūrangawaewae te puna o te kaha. Koinei te wāhi e rongo ai koe i te kaha o ō tīpuna, ā, ka whai māia ai koe ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga o tōu ao.

I te mutunga iho, ko te tūrangawaewae he wāhi tino nui, he wāhi e whai piringa ai koe, ā, e rongo ai koe i te mana me te kaha o ō tīpuna. Ko te tūranga he wāhi tūturu noa iho, kāore i te whai piringa me te mana pēnei i te tūrangawaewae. Ko te mōhio ki ngā rerekētanga nei ka āwhina i a koe ki te mārama ake ki te ao Māori, ā, ka whai māramatanga ai koe ki tōu ake tuakiri me tōu ake tūrangawaewae.