Whakapapa
Principle of tracing genealogy in Māori culture, also verbal recitation of same / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Māori term for genealogy. For the ski field, see Whakapapa skifield.
Whakapapa (Māori pronunciation: [ˈfakapapa], ['ɸa-]), or genealogy, is a fundamental principle in Māori culture. Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's Māori identity, places oneself in a wider context, and links oneself to land and tribal groupings and the mana of those.[1]
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Experts in whakapapa can trace and recite a lineage not only through the many generations in a linear sense, but also between such generations in a lateral sense.