Glossary of Maori Te Reo
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- Whare
- building, house, hut
- Wharenui
- meeting house, large house
- Wharepaku
- toilet
- Haka
- war cry, posture dance
- Kakahu
- cloak
- Kai
- food, meal, depending on context can mean eating
- Tangi
- funeral
- Kaimoana
- seafood, food from the sea
- Hangi
- earth oven
- Whakairo
- carving
- Waka
- canoe
- Te Reo
- The language
- Toanga
- treasured, precious
- rua
- two
- Roto
- water,lake
- Moana
- water, marine, ocean
- Koha
- donation
- Hui
- meeting, gathering
- Morena
- Good morning
- Kei te pai ahau
- I’m fine
- Haere mai
- welcome, come here
- Haere ra
- goodbye,farewell
- Kia ora
- hello, thank-you (informal)
- Tena koutou
- Greeting three or more people
- Tena korua
- Greeting two people
- Tena koe
- Hello, greeting to one person
- Iwi
- tribe
- Manuhiri
- visitors, guests
- Tangata whenua
- people of the land
- Rangatira
- chief,leader,boss
- Hongi
- To press noses in greeting
- Karakia
- prayer, blessing
- Waiata
- song, chant, lament
- Marae
- tribal gathering place
- Pouri
- sad
- Koa
- happy
- Moe
- sleep
- Mauiui
- unwell, sick
- Ngenge
- tired
- Kei te ( insert word )ahau
- I am _______
- mate
- to die, pass on
- Wera
- hot
- Makariri
- cold
- Mate kai
- dying for food
- Hia ( As In Hia kai )
- longing,wanting,desiring
- He aha to pirangi?
- What do you want?
- E tü
- stand
- E noho
- sit
- E peke
- jump
- E huri
- turn
- E piu
- skip
- Ngöki
- crawl
- Härapa
- gallop
- Hïtoko
- hop
- Hïkoi
- walk
- whakamuri
- backwards
- whakamua
- forward
- tamariki
- children
- Kaua e Riri
- Don't be angry
- Kia tupato
- Be careful
- kore
- zero
- tahi
- one
- toru
- three
- rima
- five
- ono
- six
- whitu
- seven
- waru
- eight
- iwa
- nine
- tekau
- ten
- pene
- pen
- pukapuka
- book
- ika
- fish
- ngeru
- cat
- manu
- bird
- rau
- leaf
- wharekai
- resturant
- wahine
- Woman/female
- tama
- boy
- koroua
- Old man
- kuia
- old woman
- kaiako
- teacher
- Waka rererangi
- plane