Ko te manawa pā, ko te ahotea ka pupū ake i te urunga atu o te tangata ki tētahi taiao ahurea e tino rerekē ana i tōna ake ahurea, e tino tauhou ana ki a ia.
The feeling of apprehension and distress which is experienced by a person moving into a cultural environment which is different from their own culture and very unfamiliar.
tūmatatenga - apprehension, anxiety, unease
Me pēhea e whakamāmātia ai te tūmatatenga ahurea ka pā ki ngā rerenga o tāwāhi e whai kāinga hou ana ki Aotearoa?
Ka pupū ake te kōingo kāinga ki roto i a ia i tana kaha rongo i te tūmatatenga ahurea i te wā ka noho atu ia ki Kuatamāra hei ākonga whakawhiti.
Nā tana kaha ki te ako i ētahi tikanga i mua i tana haere ki taua whenua rā, kāore i pērā rawa te pā o te tūmatatenga ahurea.