Whakapapa Flashcards
son
tama
aunty
whaea kēkē
uncle
matua kēkē
man
tāne
boy
tama
woman
wahine
plural wāhine
man, husband
tāne
woman, wife
wahine
grandfather
koroua
grandmother
kuia
grandmother (short form)
kui
grandfather (short form)
koro
younger sister (of a female) younger brother (of a male)
teina
parent
matua
two possible meanings
father
matua
two meanings
parents
mātua
children
tamariki
first-born/oldest child
mātāmua
husband/wife
term of endearment & esteem
hoa rangatira
youngest child
pōtiki
older sibling of same gender
and what is the plural?
tuakana
plural = tuākana
man/boy friend
hoa tāne
girlfriend
hoa wahine
women
wāhine
ancestor
two options
tūpuna; tīpuna
mother, aunty, term of respect
whaea
daughter
two options
tamāhine
alternative word?
daughter
two options
kōtiro
alternative word?
niece or nephew
irāmutu
cousin
kaihana
son-in-law, daughter-in-law
hunaonga
brother-in-law, sister-in-law
taokete
also: what is brother in law of a female and sister in law of a male?
father-in-law, mother-in-law
2 options
hungarei
what’s an alternative word?
father-in-law, mother-in-law
2 options
hungawai
what’s an alternative word?
great-grandfather
(2 options)
tupuna tāne
plural = tūpuna tāne
(what’s another word?)
elderly man
koroua
what’s another word?
great-grandfather
2 options
tūpuna koroua
plural: tūpuna koroua
(what’s another word?)
pet, favourite child
mōkai
brother of a female
tungāne
sister of a male
tuahine
plural = tuāhine
girl
kōtiro
husband or boyfriend
hoa tāne
adult
pakeke
how many (people)?
tokohia
step-
as in step-son
whakāngi
eg tama whākangi
relative
huānga
elderly man
pōua
what’s another word, beginning with ‘k’
wife
hoa wahine
mum, aunty - Eastern dialect
kōkā
elderly woman
rūruhi
relative
huānga