spiritual entities
See New Zealand Law Commission, Māori Custom and Values…, 2001: 30 for New Zealand Maori equivalent.
atua ‘ai tupuna
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‘akateniteni
war cries.
Savage, S., A Dictionary of the Māori Language of Rarotonga, 1962: 19
toto’u
Another meaning is “sayings”. Numerous toto’u (sayings) [New Zealand Māori whakataukï], identifying the connectedness of particular mountains, rivers or lakes, tribes and people, are constantly invoked to reaffirm ‘anau tangata or ‘uānga tangata between people and their lands.
‘akamoe-i-takau
The ceremony and feast at the end of a battle was called ‘akamoe-i-takau.
Savage, S., A Dictionary of the Māori Language of Rarotonga, 1962: 16.
‘itoro
The word ‘itoro which is sometimes used instead of ‘ai tupuna is a coined word which shades it with a post LMS descriptive bias.
raupata
conquest
‘akateitei
‘akateitei also means arrogant