He whatunga tāngata, i āta whakaruru i ngā pononga mangumangu e oma ana i ngā nōhanga me ngā pāmu kātene i mauheretia ai rātou i te tonga o Amerika i ngā tau tōmuri o te rautau 18, tae atu ki te wā o te kaiākiri i taua whenua rā.
A network or collective of people who sheltered enslaved black people escaping from captivity in settlements and cotton farms in the southern part of America in the late 18th century up to the time of the civil war.
ara - pathway
huna - to be concealed, hidden
rerewhenua - railway
rere - to flee
whenua - territory, land
Ki te kore te Arahuna Rerewhenua, ka nui kē atu te kōhuru me te tūkino i ngā pononga mangumangu tokomaha.