Our te Reo Māori
Glossary of Māori Terms
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Te reo Māori |
English |
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Ako |
Learn |
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Hākari |
Celebration |
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He Kaute |
The numbers |
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Kai |
Food |
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Karakia |
Pray |
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ki te ako i te reo Māori |
Is learning te reo Māori |
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Kupu āhua |
Describing words |
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Ngā kaiako |
The teachers |
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Ngā mātua |
The parents |
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Aroha |
Love |
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Pukapuka |
Books |
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Rangatiratanga |
Self-determination |
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Tamaiti |
Child |
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Tamariki |
Children |
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Tangata |
Man, person |
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Tāngata |
People |
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Tangata whenua |
People of the land |
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Tēnā koutou Katoa |
Greeting to you all |
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Waiata |
Song |
