manuhiri
A Maori term for the visitors or guests at a powhiri (formal welcome ceremony) — as opposed to the tangata whenua (the home people who receive them).
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A Maori term for the visitors or guests at a powhiri (formal welcome ceremony) — as opposed to the tangata whenua (the home people who receive them). The manuhiri are welcomed onto the marae through a structured ceremonial process involving karanga (calls), haka, and hongi (pressing of noses). The concept is important in Maori protocol and the term is used freely in New Zealand English in relevant contexts.
The manuhiri were welcomed onto the marae with a karanga that carried across the whole grounds.
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(New Zealand) The visitors at a pohiri.
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