What is the Māori term for a long, formal speech of welcome delivered on the marae, usually by a kaumātua (elder) and rich with genealogy, metaphor, and traditional oratory?

• A Whakataukī
• B Karanga
• C Pepeha
• D Whai kōrero ✓

Whai kōrero is the art of formal Māori oratory, governed by strict protocols (tikanga), where the speaker stands to address the assembly with references to ancestors, historical events, and proverbial wisdom.