dmaori





The Maori is using a „hongi“, when they are meeting people, the are greeting each other by pressing noses instead of giving a kiss.



They called themselves “Maori”, because Maori means "human" in the Maori language. Their language is very difficult and advanced, some examples is “Tane” that means man, “Aroha” that means love and “A ē ” that means yes. They use many letters that we don’t use, and some words are very hard to pronounce, like “M ā oritanga”, that means the Maori culture.



They wore cloaks made out of flax and decorated them with feathers provided by the native birds. The warm climate in the North was also very appropriate for many of the food plants they brought with them, such as the sweet potato. The Maori people also lived off the native birds and the sea. In the south the bird life was hunted to extermination.

Please listen to this really catchy song performed by the Maori people before you leave the page!

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