whakatangatatanga
personification
Mātauranga
Education
He Tautuhinga
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Definition
Te whakatangata i tētahi mea, i tētahi whakaaro rānei ehara nei i te tangata.
The action of attributing human characteristics to something non-human or an abstract concept.
He Tauira
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Example
E kitea ana te whakatangatatanga i roto i ngā ahurea taketake.
Personification is seen a lot in indeginous cultures.