Ko te kōrero ōkawa ka tukuna hei whakamihi i te tangata, hunga tāngata rānei kua riro i te ringa kaha o Mate. Kikī ana te poroporoaki i te reo whakaniko, pērā i te huahuatau, i te whakahahaki me te kupu whakarite.
A formal speech of farewell and acknowledgement to a person or people who have passed away. Poroporoaki are replete with eloquent language such as metaphor, allusion and simile.
Kei roto i ngā poroporoaki a te hunga mātau ki te whaikōrero, rangona ai te rerehua o te reo Māori.
Tē taea tana poroporoaki te whakapākehā, inā te whakaniko o tōna reo.
Ka poroporoakitia te hunga i mate i tāwāhi i ngā pakanga o reira, i te kāinga anō hoki.