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Maori Place Names Flashcards

To learn the common Maori words that go into many of the place names in New Zealand

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Ao

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Cloud

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Ara

A

Road or Path

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Awa

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River or Valley

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Hau

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Wind

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Ika

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Fish

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Iti

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Small

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Kai

A

Food or Eat

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Kāinga

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Home, Village

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Kare

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Rippling

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Kino

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Bad

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Mā

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White, Clear

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Manga

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Stream

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Manu

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Bird

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Mata

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Headland

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Maunga

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Mountain

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Mihi

A

Speeches or Greetings

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Moana

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Sea, Lake

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Motu

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Island or anything isolated

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Muri

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End

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Nui

A

Big

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O

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The place of

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One

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Sand, Beach

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Pā

A

Fortified Settlement

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Pae

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Ridge

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Papa

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Flat, Earth, Floor

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Pātere

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Chants

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Puke

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Hill

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Puna

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Spring

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Raki

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North

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Rangi

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Sky

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Roa

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Long, High

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Roto

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Lake

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Rua

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Hole, Cave, Pit, Two

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Runga

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Top

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Tahu

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Light

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Tai

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Sea

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Tāne

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Man

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Tapu

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Sacred

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Tara

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Peak

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Te

A

The

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Tomo

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Cave

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Wai

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Water

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Waka

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Canoe

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Whanga

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Bay, Body of water

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Whenua

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Land or Country

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