50 Maori Words Every NZer Should Know Flashcards

1
Q

aroha

A

love

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2
Q

Aotearoa

A

New Zealand, long white cloud

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3
Q

awa

A

river

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4
Q

haka

A

maori dance

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5
Q

hangi

A

traditional feast prepared in earth oven

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6
Q

hapu

A

clan; sub-tribe; to be born (preggaz)

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7
Q

hīkoi

A

walk

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8
Q

hui

A

meeting

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9
Q

iti

A

small

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10
Q

iwi

A

tribe

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11
Q

kai

A

food

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12
Q

karakia

A

prayer

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13
Q

kaumatua

A

elder

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14
Q

kauri

A

large native conifer

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15
Q

kōhanga reo

A

language nest, Maori immersion pre-school (0 to 4 years

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16
Q

mahi

A

work

17
Q

mana

A

prestige

18
Q

manuhiri

A

guests/visitors

19
Q

maunga

A

mountain

20
Q

moana

A

sea

21
Q

motu

A

island

22
Q

nui

A

many/large/big

23
Q

A

hill fort

24
Q

rangatira

A

boss/chief

25
Q

taihoa

A

to delay/hold off

26
Q

tamāhine

A

daughter

27
Q

tamariki

A

children

28
Q

tāne

A

man

29
Q

tapu

A

sacred; taboo

30
Q

tipuna/tupuna

A

ancestor

31
Q

wahine

A

woman, wife

32
Q

wai

A

water

33
Q

waiata

A

song

34
Q

whaikōrero

A

to make a formal speech

35
Q

whenua

A

land