For Written test: academic names in maori

Question 1

tauira

Answer 1

student

Question 2

akonga

Answer 2

student

Question 3

kaiwhakaako

Answer 3

teacher

Question 4

kaioma

Answer 4

runner

Question 5

kaiāwhina

Answer 5

tutor, helper/volunteer, (āwhina - support)

Question 6

kaiwhakarongo

Answer 6

listener

Question 7

kaikōrero

Answer 7

speaker

Question 8

kaimāhita

Answer 8

school teacher

Question 9

akomanga

Answer 9

classroom

Question 10

pūkenga

Answer 10

senior academic (uni), school person – highly skilled person ; or particular (your pūkenga)

Question 11

ahorangi

Answer 11

professor (aho, rangi - closer to the sky [ancestors]; loosely translated to ‘bridges the gap between us and our ancestor/wisdom’)

Question 12

tari

Answer 12

office

Question 13

tumuaki

Answer 13

head of department (uni), principal (school)

Question 14

hekeretari

Answer 14

secretary

Question 15

kairangahau

Answer 15

researcher

Question 16

rangahau

Answer 16

research

Question 17

kaimahi

Answer 17

worker

Question 18

tuhituhi

Answer 18

to write, writing

Question 19

pānui

Answer 19

to read, also: notice, poster, message

Question 20

aromatawai

Answer 20

assessments (internal, not exams)

Question 21

taumahi

Answer 21

exercise, task assigned by teacher, homework

Question 22

tuhinga roa

Answer 22

long passage of writing (tuhinga - passage, roa - long or big); thesis, dissertation, essay