Ko ngā pūkenga me te māramatanga e pā ana ki ngā āhuatanga noho o tētahi iwi, pērā i tōna reo, i ōna whakapono, i ōna uara, i ōna kōrero o nehe, i āna tikanga me ōna kawa.
The skills and understandings relating to the way a people live together, including their language, their beliefs, their values, their historical narratives, their customs and protocols.
Ko te mātau ahurea tētahi o ngā whāinga o ngā akoranga reo manene.
Mēnā he mātau ahurea tō te tangata, ka tika tana whakahoahoa ki ngā tāngata o taua ahurea.
Ahakoa e rima tau au e ako ana i te reo Hapanihi i te kura, kāore anō kia tino eke taku mātau ahurea ki tērā iwi - kei te pitomata tonu.