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1 maj 2024 · A man who speaks once. There are two interpretations of this proverb. A person man who speaks once, referring to an authoritive figure who acquires instant response. The other is a person who is a man of his word, says something and sticks to it. He patu te ua ki runga, he ngutu wāhine ki raro
💡 In the Maori language, proverbs are known as whakatauki and they play a huge role in Maori culture. Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei – Seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.
See a list of common whakataukī (Māori proverbs) and listen to how they're pronounced.
Māori proverbs and sayings, called ‘whakataukī’, ‘whakatauākī’ or ‘pepeha’, play a large role within Māori culture. Whakataukī are an important feature of formal speechmaking (whaikōrero), and are used in everyday conversation.
Proverbs are very common in Māori. Whakataukī are proverbs that the person who first said it first, is not known. Whakatauākī are proverbs where the person who said it first is known.
21 lut 2017 · Whakataukī – proverbial pearls of wisdom – are an intrinsic part of Māori heritage. Te Raumawhitu Kupenga and Peter Alsop’s new book Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the Māori World offers a selection of whakataukī for wellbeing accompanied by beautiful photographs.
9 lut 2021 · Whakataukī (proverbs) are very important within Māori culture. They are used to reference specific ideas in Whaikorero or speeches and are largely common in myths and stories. It is a poetic form of the Maori language often merging historical events, or holistic perspectives with underlying messages which are extremely influential in Māori ...
