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Common Māori Terms
Here are some common Māori terms.
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Māori
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English
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Māori
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English
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Aē
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Yes |
Pakeke
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Adults
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Aotearoa
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New Zealand
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Pohiri/Powhiri
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Welcome Ceremony
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| Ariki |
Chief
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Poi
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Ball attached
to flax string
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Aroha
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Love
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Poroporoaki
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Farewell Ceremony
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Atea
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Courtyard
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Pounamu
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Greenstone
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| Atua
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Spiritual Being
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Puku |
Stomach, Belly |
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Hapū
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Sub-Tribe
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Ringawera
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Cook
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| Hangi |
Traditional Māori smoked food |
Tāhuhu Kōrero
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History |
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Harakeke
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Flax plant, leaves
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Tamariki
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Children
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Hawaiiki
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Ancestral homeland
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Tane
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Man
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Hongi
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Pressing Noses
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Tangata Whenua
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Host People/People of the land
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Hue
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Gourd
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Tangihanga
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Funeral
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Hui
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Meeting
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Ta Moko
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Art of tattoo
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Inoi
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Prayer
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Taonga
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Treasure
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| Iwi |
Tribe |
Tapu
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Sacred
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Kai
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Food
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Te reo Māori
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Māori language
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Kāo |
No |
Tikanga
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Customs
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Kapa Haka
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Māori cultural performance
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Tipuna
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Ancestor
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Karanga
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Call
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Tohu
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Sign
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Kaumatua
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Elders
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Tomokanga
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Gateway
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Kaute/Kauta
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Kitchen
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Turangawaewae
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Standing Place
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Koha
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Gift
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Wahine
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Woman
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Kohanga Reo
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Māori
language nest (pre-school)
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Waiata
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Song,
singing
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Mahau
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Veranda
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Waka
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Canoe
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Mana
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Authority, prestige
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Wero
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Challenge
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Manaaki
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Feeding, aiding
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Whaikorero
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Oratory
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Manuhiri/Manuwhiri
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Visitors
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Whakairo
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Carving
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Māoritanga
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Māori Culture
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Whakapapa |
Genealogy |
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Marae
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Courtyard/a place for public debate/ceremonial gathering place
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Whānau |
Family |
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Matatahi
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Young People
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Whare
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House
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Mere
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Greenstone Weapon
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Wharehui
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Meeting House
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Mihi
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Speech
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Wharepaku
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Toilet
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| Mokopuna/Moko |
Grandchild |
Wharekai
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Dining Room
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Oriori
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Chant
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Wharenui
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Large house
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Pa
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A fortified residential area
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Whenua |
Land |
Pakeha
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Non-Māori
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