Story: Whakapapa – genealogy

This whakapapa (genealogy) gives the terms associated with whānau. At the top is the most senior generation, and the most recent generation is at the bottom. The eldest child of a whānau appears on the left and is known as the mātāmua. The youngest child is on the right and is known as the pōtiki. The elder brother of a boy is his tuakana and a younger brother is his teina. These terms also apply to the same-sex siblings of females. Males can be indicated by (m) for male or (t) for tāne, and women by (w) for woman or wahine.