words Flashcards
1
Q
what is oro
A
consonant
2
Q
pepeha
A
the personal aspects of a mihimihi
3
Q
Kia Ora
A
informal, thanks goodbye and hi. least casual maori greeting
4
Q
tēnā koe
A
thank you very much, hello and goodbye, this is formal and to one person
5
Q
tēnā kōrua
A
thank you very much you too, hello to two people and goodbye to two people. formal way to adress
6
Q
tēnā koutou
A
thank you very much, goodbye and hello to 3 or more. formal greeting
7
Q
hoa
A
friend
8
Q
kare
A
intimate friend, either physically, Significant other, or plantonic deep friendship
9
Q
hika
A
friend
10
Q
pūkenga
A
a highly skilled person, so could be like a professor
11
Q
kaiako
A
teacher
12
Q
rangatira
A
boss or leader
13
Q
black
A
pango
14
Q
kākāriki
A
green
15
Q
kahurangi
A
blue
16
Q
ahau
A
I/me
17
Q
koe
A
you
18
Q
ia
A
he/she
19
Q
tāua
A
me + you
20
Q
kōrua
A
you two
21
Q
māua
A
me + them
22
Q
rāua
A
those two
23
Q
tātou
A
me + you + you
24
Q
koutou
A
you all
25
mātou
me and them
26
rātou
them all
27
taku
neutral mine (singular)
28
tō (n)
neutral, yours, single
29
tana
neutral his/hers single
30
aku
plural neutral mine
31
ō (n)
plural neutral yours
32
ana
plural neutral his/hers
33
tōku
superior single mine
34
tō (s)
single yours superior
35
tōna
superior his/hers single
36
ōku
mine, pleural superior
37
ō
yours, pleural superior
38
ōna
his/hers pleural superior
39
tāku
mine single inferior
40
tō (i)
yours single inferior
41
tāna
his/hers single inferior
42
āku
mine pleural inferior
43
ō (i)
yours pleural inferior
44
āna
his/hers pleural inferior
45
mana
responsibility
46
Ōtepoti
Dunedin
47
Ōtautahi
christchurch
48
kirikiriroa
hamilton
49
ora
well
50
māuiui
unwell
51
pai
great/good
52
hōhā
sick of
53
ngenge
tired
54
hiakai
hungry
55
hiamoe
tired
56
whaea
female, matriarch, mother, aunty or female teacher
57
tungāne
brother of a female
58
tuākana
older siblings for same gender, plural
59
tuakana
older sibling of same gender, single
60
toa
to win, to be a winner, shop
