Cultural Protocol Language (Tikanga)

Reo Tikanga

About this concept

Language for cultural protocols: pōwhiri (welcome ceremony), tangihanga (funeral), karanga (welcoming call by women), mihimihi (introductions). Each has specific linguistic conventions.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level C1.

Examples

Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai rā.Welcome, welcome, welcome. (karanga)

E te manuhiri, nau mai, haere mai.Visitors, come forward, welcome.

Ka tangi tēnei ki ngā mate.This mourns the deceased. (tangihanga)

Tēnā koe, e te rangatira.Greetings to you, esteemed leader.

Prerequisite

Formal Oratory (Whaikōrero)C1

More C1 concepts

Formal Oratory (Whaikōrero)Reo Whaikōrero Complex Clause StructuresRerenga Matatini Proverbs and Sayings (Whakataukī)Whakataukī Archaic Vocabulary and FormsKupu Tawhito Song and Chant (Waiata/Karakia)Waiata me Karakia

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