Mana is both a word in indigenous languages of the South Pacific and more recently a New Zealand English word. See Māori influence on New Zealand English. Translating the indigenous word encounters difficulty as it reflects an different view of reality.. To quote the New Zealand Ministry of Justice "Mana and tapu are concepts which have both been attributed single - worded definitions by contemporary writers. As concepts, especially Maori concepts they can not easily be translated in to a single English definition . Both mana and tapu take on a whole range of related meanings depending on their association and the context in which they are being used."

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