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koru

bulbed motif in kōwhaiwhai

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He tohu ka whakamahia i ngā tauira kōwhaiwhai, tauira whakairo hoki, he rite ki te pītau huruwhenua te āhua.

A symbol used in kōwhaiwhai and carving patterns, similar in appearance to an emerging fern frond.

He aha ngā panonitanga o te koru kia puta ai te tauira kōwhaiwhai nei?

He mā a roto i te koru, he wāhi karakara kei waho, ā, e tika ana kia taurite ēnei wāhi e rua, e pai ai te āhua o te kōwhaiwhai.

E kōpikopiko ana te rārangi manawa o tēnei kōwhaiwhai, ā, e hono atu ana ngā koru ki reira.

He nui ngā kōrero e mea ana, ko te koru e tohu ana i te tipu hou, inā tōna rite ki te pītau huruwhenua:

Ko te koru te wāhanga matua i ngā tauira kōwhaiwhai huhua, pēnei i te mangōpare:

He nui ngā rōpū e whakamahi ana i te koru hei hanga waitohu mā rātou. Ko tēnei waitohu hei whakatairanga i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori i te tau 2012:

He aha ngā panonitanga o te koru kia puta ai te tauira kōwhaiwhai nei?

He mā a roto i te koru, he wāhi karakara kei waho, ā, e tika ana kia taurite ēnei wāhi e rua, e pai ai te āhua o te kōwhaiwhai.

E kōpikopiko ana te rārangi manawa o tēnei kōwhaiwhai, ā, e hono atu ana ngā koru ki reira.