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Te Kingitanga Movement Vocabulary

Explore key kupu connected with Te Kīngitanga. Read the English kōrero with Māori vocabulary, then use context and accurate macrons to work with the vocabulary. Some kupu have a range of meanings; use the sense given here. Word bank: rangatira, iwi, whenua, mana, kotahitanga, tiaki, whakahaere, awa, hui.

Kōrero | A movement for unity

In the 1850s, many Māori rangatira supported the idea of a Māori king. Te Kīngitanga developed as a movement to strengthen unity among iwi and protect Māori authority and land. Pōtatau Te Wherowhero became the first Māori king in 1858. The movement did not make every iwi identical or remove their own rangatiratanga. Rather, it offered a way for iwi to work together while maintaining their identities. Kupu to explore: *kingitanga* — kingship or the King Movement; *mana* — authority, prestige, standing; *rangatira* — chief, leader; *iwi* — people, tribe; *kotahitanga* — unity; *whakakotahi* — unite, bring together; *whakahaere* — organise, manage; *tiaki* — care for, protect; *whenua* — land; *rangatiratanga* — chiefly authority, self-determination.

Kupu and meaning

Match each te reo Māori kupu to its closest meaning in this kōrero. Write the matching letter beside each number.

1.In the kōrero, what does *whakakotahi* mean?

To bring together or unite
To appoint a king
To care for land
To become a leader

2.Use the word bank in the instructions once each. A Māori is a chief or leader; an is a people or tribe; means land.

3.Te Kīngitanga asked every iwi to give up its own identity and rangatiratanga.

TrueFalse

4.What idea in the kōrero shows that unity did not mean all iwi had to become the same? Explain in your own words.

Use the kupu

At a history exhibition, Isla is preparing a caption about the movement. Use the vocabulary and the kōrero to help her make it clear and accurate.

5.Which TWO kupu best complete the idea? “Te Kīngitanga encouraged ________ among iwi and aimed to strengthen Māori ________.”

kotahitanga; mana
whenua; tiaki
rangatira; whakahaere
iwi; whenua

6.Write one accurate sentence in te reo Māori using *Te Kīngitanga* and at least one other kupu from the list. Then give its meaning in English.

7.Explain why *kotahitanga* and *rangatiratanga* can both matter to iwi in the account. Use both kupu in your answer.

8.Rawiri translates *tiaki i te whenua* as “organise the people”. Is this correct? Give the correct meaning and name the kupu that means “organise or manage”.

9.Write two sentences in te reo Māori, followed by their English translations, for an exhibition caption about Te Kīngitanga. Include at least three vocabulary kupu, explain their meanings through context, and avoid suggesting that all iwi gave up their distinct identities.