What is the Māori term for a proverb or significant saying, often used in whai kōrero (formal speech) to encapsulate ancestral wisdom and cultural values?

• A Pepeha
• B Karakia
• C Whakataukī ✓
• D Mōteatea

Whakataukī are traditional proverbs that convey Māori knowledge, ethics, and philosophy — for example, 'He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata' ('What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people').