Whakapapa

Question 1

Whakawhanaungatanga

Answer 1

the process of building relationships and making connections

Question 2

mihi

Answer 2

(to introduce yourself) is one way of doing this.

Question 3

Whenua

Answer 3

Māori have historical, spiritual, ancestral and cultural connections to the land.

Question 4

Waka

Answer 4

great ocean v`oyaging vessels known

Question 5

maunga

Answer 5

mountain

Question 6

moana

Answer 6

sea/ocean

Question 7

awa

Answer 7

river

Question 8

roto

Answer 8

lake

Question 9

iwi

Answer 9

tribe

Question 10

hapū

Answer 10

sub tribe

Question 11

whānau

Answer 11

born

Note: this also means family but in this context it is defined as born.

Question 12

tipu ake

Answer 12

grew up

Question 13

noho

Answer 13

live

Note: this also means sit but in this context it is defined as live.

Question 14

tīpuna

Answer 14

ancestors, grandparents

Question 15

tūpuna

Answer 15

ancestors, grandparents

Question 16

tipuna

Answer 16

ancestor, grandparent, grandfather, grandmother

Question 17

tupuna

Answer 17

ancestor, grandparent, grandfather, grandmother

Question 18

koroua

Answer 18

grandfather

Note: this also means elderly man but in this context it is defined as grandfather.

Question 19

kuia

Answer 19

grandmother

Note: this also means elderly woman but in this context it is defined as grandmother.

Question 20

mātua

Answer 20

parents

Question 21

tāne

Answer 21

husband, male partner

Note: this also means man but in this context it is defined as husband or male partner.

Question 22

wahine

Answer 22

wife, female partner

Note: this also means woman but in this context it is defined as wife or female partner.

Question 23

pāpā

Answer 23

father

Note: this also means uncle but in this context it is defined as father.

Question 24

matua

Answer 24

father

Note: this also means male of your parents’ generation but in this context it is defined as father.

Question 25

māmā

Answer 25

mother

Question 26

whaea

Answer 26

mother

Note: this also means aunty or a female of your parents’ generation but in this context it is defined as mother.

Question 27

kōkā

Answer 27

mother
Note: this also means aunty or a female of your parents’ generation (eastern dialect) but in this context it is defined as mother.

Question 28

tamaiti

Answer 28

child

Question 29

tamariki

Answer 29

children

Question 30

tama

Answer 30

son

Note: this also means boy but in this context it is defined as son.

Question 31

tamāhine

Answer 31

daughter

Note: this also means girl but in this context it is defined as daughter.

Question 32

tuakana

Answer 32

older sibling of the same gender
Note: this also means older cousin of the same gender but in this context it is defined as older sibling of the same gender.

Question 33

teina

Answer 33

younger sibling of the same gender
Note: this also means younger sibling of the same gender but in this context it is defined as younger sibling of the same gender.

Question 34

mātāmua

Answer 34

first born, oldest child

Question 35

pōtiki

Answer 35

last born, youngest child

Question 36

tungāne

Answer 36

brother of a female

Note: this also means male cousin of a female but in this context it is defined as brother of a female.

Question 37

tuahine

Answer 37

sister of a male

Note: this also means female cousin of a male but in this context it is defined as sister a male.

Question 38

mokopuna

Answer 38

grandchild

Question 39

te

Answer 39

the (singular)

Question 40

ngā

Answer 40

the (plural)

Question 41

a

Answer 41

of

Used when referring to a partner or people of a younger generation.

Question 42

o

Answer 42

of

Used when referring to people of the same generation (apart from a partner) or of an older generation.

Question 43

tāku

Answer 43

my (singular)

Used when referring to a partner or a person of a younger generation.

Question 44

āku

Answer 44

my (plural)

Used when referring to two or more people of a younger generation.

Question 45

tōku

Answer 45

my (singular)

Used when referring to a person of the same generation (apart from a partner) or an older generation.

Question 46

ōku

Answer 46

my (plural)

Used when referring to two or more people of the same or an older generation.

Question 47

rāua ko

Answer 47

Used after the first name when two people’s names are mentioned.

Question 48

rātou ko

Answer 48

Used after the first name when three or more people’s names are mentioned.
Subsequent names are preceded by ko.