Tikanga are the maori customs and traditions that have been handed down through the passages of time from our tupuna.
Tikanga isnot theorical but a practicat, vibrant, living part of the maori culture. It needs to be written on the heart and from there it become an integral part of us.
The kapapapa is the underlying concepts or philosophies on which tikanga is based.
Ko te reo is hte Maori language. There are basically three types of reo.
Traditional reo is the most beautiful form of our reo. Many of the words an phrases of classical reo used are poetical, reference to events. They are also sometimes based on Tikanga. AS our reo is an oral language and there is mana in the spoken word, by changing the tone of you voice you can change the meaning of a sentence..
Modern reo is mainly transliteratinos of english words, for example mama for mother, kapu for cup. Modern reo also has taken some of the more common words in english and uses them for all situation.
Poetical reo is the highest form of reo and based on tikanga an a knowledge of history.