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kahu – cloak
kaumatua – elder
kereru – large green, copper and white native pigeon, which was eaten by Maori
kete – woven flax basket
kumara – sweet potato
manuka – common native scrub bush with aromatic, prickly leaves and many small, white, pink or red flowers
marae – open courtyard in front of the wharenui (large house), where formal greetings and discussions take place; also used to include the complex of buildings around the marae
mere – short broad-bladed weapon in the shape of an enlarged teardrop, often made of greenstone (pounamu)
pa – fortified village, fort, stockade, screen, or blockade, often built on a hill
Pakeha – person of European descent; foreigner
Papatuanuku – the earth, Earth Mother and wife of Rangi-nui
piwakawaka – fantail
pukeko – purple swamp hen
raupo – reeds, bulrushes
rourou – small flax-plaited food basket
tui – songbird, with glossy-black plumage and white tufts at its throat, known for imitating other bird calls
wahine – woman
waka – large canoe for many people
whakapapa – genealogy, lineage
whare – house, in 1860s, often a small hut built from sticks and ferns
wiki – wicks
