Piu-piu: short mat made out of flax leaves and neatly decorated.
Po: gloom, darkness, the lower world.
Rangatira: chief, warrior, gentlemen.
Reinga: the spirit land, the home of the dead.
Taiaha: a weapon made of wood.
Tangi: funeral, dirge. Assembly to cry over the dead.
Taniwha: sea monster, water spirit.
Tapu: sacred, supernatural possession of power. Under restriction.
Taua: war party.
Tiki: first man created, a figure carved of wood, or other representation of man.