Ko te uta atu i ngā āhuatanga o te atua, ngā mahi rānei e taea ana e te atua ki runga i tētahi tangata, i tētahi mea o te taiao, i tētahi mea hangahanga rānei.
Ascribing godlike characteristics or actions to a person, something in nature or something person-made.
Tauira KŌrero
He nui ngā whakataukī o te reo Māori, he whakaatuatanga kei roto.
Āta whakarongo ki tana whaikōrero, ka tautohu ai i tana whakaatua i te kūmara.
He mea whakaatua a Tamahae, inā tana rongonui, tana kaha me ana pūkenga ki te whiu i te taiaha.
WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Hei tauira o te whakaatua:
Kua tapaina te kauri nui e tipu ana i te ngahere o Waipoua, ko Tāne Mahuta. Ko Tāne Mahuta te atua o te ngahere.
Ka whakaatuatia te wahine rehe ki te haka, arā, ka kīia 'Ko Hineruhi ia'. Ko Hineruhi te atua o te ata hāpara.
Ka whakaatuatia te wharekai o te marae i roto i te kōrero 'Ko te karanga tēnei a Rongo, haere mai ki te kai'. Ko Rongo-mā-tāne te atua o te ahuwhenua me te maungārongo.
Ka whakaatuatia te marae ātea, arā, ka kīia ko te atamira a Tū. Ko Tūmatauenga te atua o te tangata, o te riri anō hoki.
Tauira KŌrero
He nui ngā whakataukī o te reo Māori, he whakaatuatanga kei roto.
Āta whakarongo ki tana whaikōrero, ka tautohu ai i tana whakaatua i te kūmara.
He mea whakaatua a Tamahae, inā tana rongonui, tana kaha me ana pūkenga ki te whiu i te taiaha.