Kupu Whānau

Question 1

Tama

Answer 1

son, boy, nephew

Question 2

Tamāhine

Answer 2

daughter

Question 3

Tamaiti

Answer 3

child, boy - used only in the singular.

Question 4

Tamariki

Answer 4

children - normally used only in the plural.

Question 5

Mokopuna

Answer 5

grandchildren, grandchild - child or grandchild of a son, daughter, nephew, niece, etc

Question 6

Pāpā/ matua

Answer 6

father, uncle, dad (parent).

Question 7

Māmā/ Whaea

Answer 7

mother, mum (mother, aunt, aunty)

Question 8

mātua

Answer 8

parents - plural form of matua.

Question 9

Matua kēkē

Answer 9

uncle, aunt.

Question 10

Whaea Kēkē

Answer 10

aunt, auntie, aunty.

Question 11

Koro (ua)

Answer 11

elderly man, grandfather, grandad, grandpa - term of address to an older man.

Question 12

Kui (a)

Answer 12

grandma, old woman, elderly woman - a term of address for an older woman, especially an elderly woman

Question 13

Tūpuna

Answer 13

ancestors, grandparents - western dialect variation of tīpuna.

Question 14

Irāmutu

Answer 14

nephew, niece.

Question 15

Hoa rangatira

Answer 15

spouse, partner

Question 16

Tuakana

Answer 16

elder brother (of a male), elder sister (of a female), cousin (of the same gender from a more senior branch of the family), prefect.

Question 17

Teina

Answer 17

younger brother (of a male), younger sister (of a female), cousin (of the same gender) of a junior line, junior relative.

Question 18

Tungāne

Answer 18

brother (of a female), male cousin (of a female).

Question 19

Tuahine

Answer 19

sister or female cousin (of a male).