Ko ngā hanga whakaputa oro hei whakatangi mā te tangata.
Objects and devices for producing sound which are played by a person.
Tauira KŌrero
Arā kē te maha o ngā taonga puoro e mōhio ana ia ki te whakatangi.
He aha ētahi taonga puoro o ngā moutere o Te Moananui ā-Kiwa?
Whakarōpūngia ngā taonga puoro i runga i te mārire, te tioro rānei o ngā oro.
WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Ko tā te Māori whakarōpū i āna taonga puoro, he whai i te ao o ngā atua. Ko Tangaroa te atua o ngā taonga ka hangaia ki ōna uri, pērā i te pūtātara. Ko Hinepūtehue te kaitiaki o ngā taonga ka hangaia ki te hue, pērā i te hue rarā me te kōauau pongāihu. Ko Hineraukatauri te kaitiaki o ngā taonga ka hangaia ki ngā uri o Tānemahuta, pērā i te kōauau, i te pūtorino me te nguru.