Exempel på tapu

• These places are regarded as burial sites and are tapu.

• The Europeans were free to go anywhere, except places which were tapu.

• The dead were tapu and anyone who touched a dead body became shunned by all.

• Her act of assertion would have been regarded as a violation of the tapu of the marae and the tapu of the male.

• Not all land was subject to the tapu system; iltizam tax-farming was more commonly applied to non-tapu land.

• He was buried at the p, which thus became tapu (sacred) and was abandoned.

• Things or places which are tapu must be left alone, and may not be approached or interfered with.

• A person, object, or place that is tapu, may not be touched by human contact, in some cases, not even approached.

• Not only were the houses of people of high rank perceived to be tapu, but also their possessions including their clothing.

• At no time was the question of tapu or fishing raised.

• 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.

• The term was also used to indicate the title deed that certified tapu rights.

• Tapu resmi was a "divani" tax on these land titles, payable to the timar holder.

• Land which was newly brought under cultivation, such as ifrazat, would be exempt from tapu resmi until the next tahrir (survey).

• After paying tapu resmi, a farmer would still have to pay resm-i ift (or an equivalent tax) each year.

• Careful storage and use of tapu was essential to prevent unauthorised use.

• Sweet cakes, made of a variety of wheat called "tapu", are prepared during religious festivities.

• It was also used to feed tohunga that were under tapu.