Whakapapa Flashcards
Sister-in-law of a female
Taokete
Brother-in-law of a female
Autane
And (2 people)
Rāua
And (3+ people)
Rātou
Acknowledgement (formal way to begin a speech)
Mihi
Personal and formal introduction establishing your relationship with the land, gods, and people
Pepeha
Ancestors
Tipuna/Tupuna
Geneology
Whakapapa
Mother-in-law
Hungarei
Father-in-law
Hungawai
Boy/son
Tama
Daughter
Tamāhine
Girl
Kōtiro
Baby
Pēpe
Neice/Nephew
Irāmutu
First born/ eldest
Mātāmua
Youngest child
Pōtiki
Twins/triplets etc
Mahanga
Relative/cousin
Whanaunga
Only child
Huatahi
Adopted child
Whāngai
Whakapapa relatives same generation or older
O
Whakapapa relatives partner or younger generation
A
I don’t know
Kāore au i te mōhio
I don’t have any…
Kāore aku…
My … is deceased (singular)
Kua mate taku
My … are deceased (plural)
Kua mate aku
They are deceased
Kua mate ia
Grandchildren
Moko/Mokopuna
Children
Tamariki
Child
Tamaiti
Grandmother
Kuia/Kui
Grandfather
Koroua/Koro
Parents
Mātua
Father
Matua/ Pāpā
Mother
Whaea/ Māmā
Brother(s) of a female (not age dependent)
tungāne
Sisters of a male (not age dependent, plural)
Tuāhine
Sister of a male (not age dependent, singular)
Tuahine
Younger siblings, same sex (plural)
Tēina
Younger sibling, same sex (singular)
Teina
Older sibling, same-sex (singular)
Tuakana
Older siblings, same-sex (plural)
Tuākana
man/Husband
Tāne
women/Wives (plural)
Wāhine
Woman/Wife (singular)
Wahine