Quiz for Useful Maori words

40 flashcards · Other · by Baxter Bretherton

1. Taihoa!

   Wait

2. Kai

   Food

3. Whare paku

   Toilet

4. Ko wai koe?

   Who are you?

5. Moana

   Sea/Ocean

6. Tane

   Man

7. Te Kura o Te Karaiti

   Christs college

8. Wahine

   Women

9. Tapu

   Sacred

10. Whare

    House

11. Pounamu

    Greenstone

12. Ōtautahi

    Christchurch

13. Mana

    Respect

14. Tamaki Makaurau

    Auckland

15. Whanganui - a - Tara

    Wellington

16. Motu

    Island

17. Ōtepoti

    Dunedin

18. Manuhiri

    Visitor

19. Hapū

    Sub tribe/Pregnant

20. Hui

    Meeting

21. Karakia

    Prayer

22. Waiata

    Song

23. Koha

    Gift or present

24. Mahi

    Work

25. Tangi

    Funeral/Cry

26. Hoha

    grumpy or angry

27. Moe

    Sleepy

28. Hangi

    Hangi

29. Aroha

    Love

30. Kaumatua

    Grandparents/elder

31. Whenua

    Land

32. Whakapapa

    Heritage

33. Whānau

    Family

34. Taonga

    Treasure

35. Tamariki

    Children

36. E noho!

    Sit down

37. E tū!

    Stand up

38. Awa

    River

39. Maunga

    Mountain

40. Iwi

    Tribe