- Look up
tangata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tangata may
refer to:
Tangata (spider), a
genus of
spiders in the
family Orsolobidae Tangata whenua...
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Tangata Tiriti (or
tangata tiriti) is a Māori-language
phrase used in English,
particularly in New Zealand. It
generally means a non-Māori in New Zealand...
- The
Tangata manu ("bird-man," from
tangata "human beings" + manu "bird") was the
winner of a
traditional ritual competition on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)...
- In New Zealand,
tangata whenua (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaŋata ˈfɛnʉ.a]) is a Māori term that
translates to "people of the land". It can
refer to either...
- In Māori mythology,
Kaitangata is
either a
mortal son of Māui, or a son of star-god Rehua. Kaitangata, the son of Māui, is an
industrious man who married...
- Matu'a,
believed to be the
first settler of
Easter Island, and the
Tangata manu. The
Tangata manu is the
mythology of the
Birdman religion and cult
which had...
- and oral traditions, the word
distinguished ordinary mortal human beings—
tāngata māori—from
deities and
spirits (wairua). Likewise, wai māori
denotes "fresh...
- Adam
Tangata (born 17
March 1991) is a Cook
Islands professional rugby league footballer who
plays as a prop for the
Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship...
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Tangata rakiura is a
species of
araneomorph spider of the
genus Tangata. The
species is
endemic to New
Zealand This
species was
first described from a...
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think we go
quite painfully, as equals, but we
discuss everything." Nga
Tangata Toa (1997) by Hone Kouka. The play
started with the Māori
ritual of a karanga...
