50 Maori Words Every NZer Should Know Flashcards
1
Q
aroha
A
love
2
Q
Aotearoa
A
New Zealand, long white cloud
3
Q
awa
A
river
4
Q
haka
A
maori dance
5
Q
hangi
A
traditional feast prepared in earth oven
6
Q
hapu
A
clan; sub-tribe; to be born (preggaz)
7
Q
hīkoi
A
walk
8
Q
hui
A
meeting
9
Q
iti
A
small
10
Q
iwi
A
tribe
11
Q
kai
A
food
12
Q
karakia
A
prayer
13
Q
kaumatua
A
elder
14
Q
kauri
A
large native conifer
15
Q
kōhanga reo
A
language nest, Maori immersion pre-school (0 to 4 years
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
pā
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
