The Marae

Hui

a meeting of any kind, conference, gathering

Marae

the area for formal discourse in front of a meeting house, or applied to a whole marae complex, including meeting house, dining hall, forecourt etc.

Haere mai!

Welcome! Enter!

Nau mai!

Welcome!

Tangihanga

funeral ceremonies, when body is mourned on a marae

Tangi

short (verbal version) for the above (gerund), or to cry, to mourn

Karanga

the ceremony of calling to the guests to welcome them to enter the marae

Manuhiri

guests, visitors

Tangata whenua

original people belonging to a place, local people, hosts

Whaikōrero

the art and practise of speech-making

Kaikōrero

or kaiwhai kōrero speaker (there are many other terms)

Haka

chant with dance for the purpose of challenge

Waiata

song or chant which follows speech

Koha

gift, present (usually money, can be food or precious items, given by guest to hosts)

Whare nui

meeting house; in writing this is sometimes run together as one word - wharenui

Whare whakairo

carved meeting house

Whare kai

dining hall

Whare paku

lavatory, toilet

Whare horoi

ablution block, bathroom