Ngāi Tahu

Ngai Tahu or Kai Tahu is an iwi ( tribe ) of the Maori, who lived the greater part of New Zealand's South Island before the arrival of Europeans.

Iwi

Your takiwā ( tribal area ) is the largest one Iwis in New Zealand, ranging from Kaikoura in the north to the south Iceland Stewart, including the entire West Coast of the South Island. The Iwi Runanga is different / Runaka divided geographically define themselves in turn.

The guide, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, is located in Christchurch. Two other iwi, the Waitaha and Kati mamoe lived before the arrival of Ngai Tahu in the South Island. Whether they have survived as independent groups, is controversial. While a certain number of Māori explicitly says, descended from the Waitaha or Kati mamoe, many others go on the assumption that groups have merged by conflicts and mutual contacts so that they can no longer be distinguished.

Dialect

The language of the Ngai Tahu differs from other dialects of the Māori and is often referred to as " Southern Māori ". Most striking is the replacement of the " ng " with a " k". After it has long pushed back in favor of the standard Māori, it has established itself more strongly in recent years. An example of this is Mount Cook, whose official name of Aorangi / Mount Cook at Aoraki / Mount Cook was changed.

Economic activities

Organized and Ngai Tahu Holding the umbrella of the iwi economically active in the fields of tourism, real estate and food fish.

See also

• List of Māori iwi