Karakia
- Whakamārama
- He tono, he whakawhetai na te tohunga ki ngā Atua.
- Scope Note
- Intoned incantations or spells. A karakia is a dialogue with the gods carried out by a tohunga/priest. Use this term in the traditional sense rather than in its contemporary Christian equivalent of prayer.
- English Used For
- Chants
- Incantations
- Prayers (Traditional)
- Tahūhū/Broader Term
- Reo Māori
- Heke/Narrower Term
- Mata
- Takutaku
- Tauparapara
- Tono
- Waerea
- Kaho/Related Term
- Atua
- Inoi
- Mākutu
- Mōteatea
- Poi
- Pōwhiri
- Tapu
- Tikanga
- Tikanga tuku iho
- Wai tapu
- Waiata
- Whakapono
