koha
Language: Māori · [ˈkɔha] · Pronunciation: KOH-hah
Meaning
a gift or contribution, as much as you think fair — a donation
The story
Koha was the gift a visiting group brought to a marae, once food or treasures, now usually money in an envelope. New Zealand English uses it for any donation: entry by koha means pay what you think fair. The English word is donation.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Māori
- When is it given?
- When you visit a marae as a guest
- Where would you hear it?
- A free concert, a bowl by the door
- What does it mean?
- What you give as thanks, any amount
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