Ko ngā kāwai whakaheke o te tangata i ōna tīpuna, otirā i ngā atua anō hoki. Kei roto i tana whakapapa ngā hononga o te tangata ki ōna iwi, ki ōna hapū, ki ōna whanaunga, ki ōna piringa karanga maha.
A person's lines of descent from their ancestors and also from the gods. A person's whakapapa carries their tribal, sub-tribal and wider kin group connections.