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51 Maori words
every New Zealander should know
Aotearoa
aroha
awa
haka
hāngi
hapū
hīkoi
hui
iti
iwi
kai
karakia
kaumatua
kauri
kiwi
koha
kōhanga reo
mahi
mana
manuhiri
Māori
marae
maunga
moa
moana
motu
nui
pā
Pākehā
pounamu
puku
rangatira
taihoa
tama
tamāhine
tamariki
tāne
tangi
taonga
tapu
te reo Māori
tipunatupuna
tuatara
wahine
wai
waiata
waka
whaikōrero
whakapapa
whānau
whenua
51 Maori words
with English translations
Aotearoa(New Zealand, long white cloud)
arohalove
awariver
haka dance
hāngi traditional feast
prepared in earth oven
hapū clan, subtribe,
to be born
hīkoiwalk
huigathering, meeting
itismall
iwitribe
kaifood
karakiaprayer
kaumatuaelder
kaurilarge native conifer
kiwinative flightless bird
kohagift (usually money)
given by guest to host
kōhanga reolanguage nest
Maori immersion pre-school
mahiwork or activity
manaprestige or reputation
manuhiriguests, visitors
Māoriindigenous inhabitants
of New Zealand
maraethe area of formal
discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex
maungamountain
moaextinct large flightless
bird
moanasea
motuisland
nuilarge, many, big
pāhill fort
PākehāNew Zealander of
non-Maori descent, usually European
pounamugreenstone, jade
pukubelly, stomach
rangatiraperson of chiefly rank,
boss
taihoato delay, to wait
tamason, young man,
youth
tamāhinedaughter
tamarikichildren
tāneman, husband
tangifuneral
taongatreasured
possessions
tapusacred, not to be touched, taboo
te reo Māorithe Māori language
tipunatupunaancestor
tuataralizard like reptile
wahinewoman, wife
waiwater
waiatasong or chant
wakacanoe
whaikōrerospeechmaking
whakapapagenealogy
whānauextended family
whenualand, homeland
English only
(New Zealand, long white cloud)
love
river
dance
traditional feast prepared in earth
oven
clan, subtribe, to be born
walk
gathering, meeting
small
tribe
food
prayer
elder
large native conifer
native flightless bird
gift (usually money)given by guest to host
language nestMaori immersion
pre-school
work or activity
prestige or reputation
guests, visitors
indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand
the area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex
mountain
extinct large flightless bird
sea
island
large, many, big
hill fort
New Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European
greenstone, jade
belly, stomach
person of chiefly rank, boss
to delay, to wait
son, young man, youth
daughter
children
man, husband
funeral
treasured possessions
sacred, not to be touched, taboo
the Māori language
ancestor
lizard like reptile
woman, wife
water
song or chant
canoe
speechmaking
genealogy
extended family
land, homeland
Maori with delayed display of
English translation
Aotearoa(New Zealand, long white cloud)
arohalove
awariver
haka dance
hāngi traditional feast
prepared in earth oven
hapū clan, subtribe, to be born
hīkoiwalk
huigathering, meeting
itismall
iwitribe
kaifood
karakiaprayer
kaumatuaelder
kaurilarge native conifer
kiwinative flightless bird
kohagift (usually money)given by guest to host
kōhanga reolanguage nestMaori immersion pre-school
mahiwork or activity
manaprestige or reputation
manuhiriguests, visitors
Māoriindigenous inhabitants of New Zealand
maraethe area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex
maungamountain
moaextinct large flightless
bird
moanasea
motuisland
nuilarge, many, big
pāhill fort
PākehāNew Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European
pounamugreenstone, jade
pukubelly, stomach
rangatiraperson of chiefly rank,
boss
taihoato delay, to wait
tamason, young man, youth
tamāhinedaughter
tamarikichildren
tāneman, husband
tangifuneral
taongatreasured possessions
tapusacred, not to be touched, taboo
te reo Māorithe Māori language
tipunatupuna
ancestor
tuataralizard like reptile
wahinewoman, wife
waiwater
waiatasong or chant
wakacanoe
whaikōrerospeechmaking
whakapapagenealogy
whānauextended family
whenualand, homeland
English with delayed display of
Maori translation
Aotearoa(New Zealand, long white cloud)
arohalove
awariver
haka dance
hāngi traditional feast
prepared in earth oven
hapū clan, subtribe, to be born
hīkoiwalk
huigathering, meeting
itismall
iwitribe
kaifood
karakiaprayer
kaumatuaelder
kaurilarge native conifer
kiwinative flightless bird
kohagift (usually money)given by guest to host
kōhanga reolanguage nestMaori immersion pre-school
mahiwork or activity
manaprestige or reputation
manuhiriguests, visitors
Māoriindigenous inhabitants of New Zealand
maraethe area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex
maungamountain
moaextinct large flightless
bird
moanasea
motuisland
nuilarge, many, big
pāhill fort
PākehāNew Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European
pounamugreenstone, jade
pukubelly, stomach
rangatiraperson of chiefly rank,
boss
taihoato delay, to wait
tamason, young man, youth
tamāhinedaughter
tamarikichildren
tāneman, husband
tangifuneral
taongatreasured possessions
tapusacred, not to be touched, taboo
te reo Māorithe Māori language
tipunatupuna
ancestor
tuataralizard like reptile
wahinewoman, wife
waiwater
waiatasong or chant
wakacanoe
whaikōrerospeechmaking
whakapapagenealogy
whānauextended family
whenualand, homeland
Two words
with English translation
for competition
awa aroha love
motu moanasea
haka hui dance
hapū hāngi clan, subtribe,
to be born
mahi manawork or activity
iwi awariver
kai hīkoi food
hāngi hui traditional feast
prepared in earth oven
hīkoi hangi
walk
iwi huigathering, meeting
iti iwismall
karakia kaumatuaprayer
koha managift (usually money) given by guest to
host
motu maungamountain
motu moaisland
puku pounamugreenstone, jade
puku pabelly, stomach
tama taihoato delay, to wait
tāne tamaman, husband
taonga tangifuneral
taonga taputreasured possessions
tapu tāne sacred, not to be touched, taboo
wai wakawater
waiata wakasong or chant
tama wakacanoe
whakapapa whaikōrerospeechmaking
whakapapa whānau
genealogy
whānau wahineextended family
whenua whānau
land, homeland
Maori word and picture
Aotearoa
aroha
awa
haka
hāngi
hapū
hīkoi
hui
iti
iwi
kai
karakia
kaumatua
kauri
kiwi
koha
kōhanga reo
mahi
mana
manuhiri
Māori
marae
maunga
moa
moana
motu
nui
pā
Pākehā
pounamu
puku
rangatira
taihoa
tama
tamāhine
tamariki
tāne
tangi
taonga
tapu
te reo Māori
tipunatupuna
tuatara
wahine
wai
waiata
waka
whaikōrero
whakapapa
whānau
whenua
Picture with delayed word in Maori
Aotearoa
aroha
awa
haka
hāngi
hapū
hīkoi
hui
iti
iwi
kai
karakia
kaumatua
kauri
kiwi
koha
kōhanga reo
mahi
mana
manuhiri
Māori
marae
maunga
moa
moana
motu
nui
pā
Pākehā
pounamu
puku
rangatira
taihoa
tama
tamāhine
tamariki
tāne
tangi
taonga
tapu
te reo Māori
tipunatupuna
tuatara
wahine
wai
waiata
waka
whaikōrero
whakapapa
whānau
whenua