Ngāi Tahu
Ngāi Tahu or Kāi Tahu is an Iwi (tribe) of the Māori who inhabited most of New Zealand's South Island before the arrival of Europeans .
Iwi
Their takiwā (tribal area) is the largest of an iwis in New Zealand and extends from Kaikoura in the north to Stewart Island in the south, including the entire west coast of the South Island. The Iwi is divided into different Runanga / Runaka, which in turn define themselves geographically.
The guide, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu , is located in Christchurch . Two other Iwi, the Waitaha and the Kati Mamoe , lived on the South Island before the Ngāi Tahu arrived. Whether they survived as independent groups is a matter of dispute. While a certain number of Māori explicitly say that they descend from the Waitaha or Kati Mamoe, many others assume that groups have become so mixed up through conflicts and mutual contacts that they can no longer be distinguished.
dialect
The language of the Ngāi Tahu differs from other dialects of the Māori and is often referred to as "southern Māori ". Most noticeable is the replacement of the "ng" with a "k". After long being pushed back in favor of the standard Māori , it has re-established itself in recent years. An example of this is the Aoraki / Mount Cook , whose official name has been changed from Aorangi / Mount Cook to Aoraki / Mount Cook .
Economic activities
Organized under the umbrella of Ngai Tahu Holding, iwi is economically active in the areas of tourism , real estate and food fish.
See also
Web links
- Homepage . Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu,accessed October 3, 2017.
- Homepage . Ngāi Tahu Tahu Holdings Group, archived from the original onJanuary 31, 2009; accessed on September 1, 2014(English, original website no longer available).