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Māori words every New Zealander should know Flashcards

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New Zealand
(long white cloud)

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Aotearoa

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2
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love

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aroha

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3
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river

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awa

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dance / generic for Māori dance

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haka

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5
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traditional feast prepared in earth oven

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hangi

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to be born / clan / sub-tribe

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hapu

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7
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gathering / meeting

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hui

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8
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small

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iti

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9
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tribe / clan

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iwi

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10
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food

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kai

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11
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prayer

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karakia

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12
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elder

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kaumatua

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13
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large native conifer tree

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kauri

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14
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gift / present / donation

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koha

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15
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language nest / Māori immersion preschool

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kōhanga reo

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16
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work / activity

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mahi

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17
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prestige / reputation

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mana

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18
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guests / visitors

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manuhiri

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19
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meeting house

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marae

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20
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mountain

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maunga

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21
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sea / ocean

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moana

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island

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large / many / big

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hill fort

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New Zealander of non-Māori descent, usually European

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greenstone / jade

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belly / stomach

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person of chiefly rank / boss

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to delay / to wait / to hold off to allow maturation of plans

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son / young man / youth

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daughter

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Children

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man / husband / men / husbands

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funeral

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treasured possessions or cultural items / anything precious

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sacred / not to be touched / to be avoided because sacred / taboo

37
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ancestor

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tipuna / tupuna

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reptiles endemic to New Zealand

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woman / wife

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water

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song

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transport (noun)

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the art and practise of speech-making

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whaikōrero

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genealogy / to recite genealogy

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land / homeland

46
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shark

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north

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raki / tāpāraro

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south

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west

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uru / hauauru

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east

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rawhiti / waho

51
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compass points

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ngā hau e whā

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lake

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wetland / swamp

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