| 释义 |
‖ Maoritanga|maʊərɪˈtæŋə|
[Maori.]
The culture, traditions, and heritage of the Maori people; the individuality of the Maori; Maoriness.
1940I. L. Sutherland Maori People Today v. 176 What then..is meant by Maoritanga? It means an emphasis on the continuing individuality of the Maori people, the maintenance of such Maori characteristics and such features of Maori culture as present day circumstances will permit. 1948N. Smith Maori People & Us ii. 37 He [sc. the Maori] is very sensitive about the honour and standing of his tribe, his ancestry, and his Maoritanga. Ibid. xi. 218 An improved mode of living among the Maori people can be developed side by side with their Maoritanga. 1966G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. Austral. & N.Z. viii. 171 Should the Maori preserve his separate identity, his maoritanga, or should he become Europeanized as much as possible? 1968B. Biggs in E. Schwimmer Maori People in Nineteen-Sixties 76 Maori are remaining distinctively Maori without their language, often regarded as the sine qua non of Maoritanga. 1971N.Z. Listener 8 Mar. 46 Pakehas who try to give Maoris a bad conscience about their knowledge of Maoritanga. 1974Ibid. 20 July 10/4 The old man did the speaking and it gave me considerable pleasure to hear these men, these korouas, steeped in their Maoritanga, steeped in the tribal values and tradition of Tuhoe. |