Body parts Flashcards
Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/100-maori-words#marae
1
Q
Arero
A
tongue
2
Q
Ihu
A
nose
3
Q
Kakī
A
neck
4
Q
Kauae / Kauwae
A
chin
5
Q
Kōpū
A
womb
6
Q
Māhunga / Makawe
A
hair (always plural, indicated by ngā [the, plural]); also head
7
Q
Manawa
A
heart
8
Q
Niho
A
teeth
9
Q
Poho / Uma)
A
chest
10
Q
Puku
A
belly, stomach
11
Q
Raho
A
testicles
12
Q
Ringa
A
hand, arm
13
Q
Tenetene / Tara
A
vagina
14
Q
Toto
A
blood
15
Q
Tou
A
anus
16
Q
Turi / Pona
A
knee
17
Q
Tūtae
A
excrement, ordure
18
Q
ū
A
breast (breast-milk is wai-ū)
19
Q
Upoko
A
head
20
Q
Ure
A
penis
21
Q
Waewae
A
foot/feet, leg/legs