TE REO MĀORI KUPU \ MĀORI LANGUAGE WORDS

WHICH YOU WILL PROBABLY HEAR A LOT:

Kia ora - Hi, bye, thank you, well done, I agree

Kia ora koutou - hi everyone

Ngā mihi - thank you

Nau mai haere mai - welcome

Ko _____ toku ingoa - My name is ______

Ka pai - Well done, that’s right. 

Aroha - love

Whanau - family

Iwi - tribe, nation

Whakapapa - genealogy, roots, foundation, familial identity 

Taonga - treasure, used to refer to collections and collection objects in GLAM settings

Tūpuna / tīpuna - grandparents, ancestors

Kai - food

Karakia - blessing

Whare - house

Pōneke - Wellington

Tāmaki - Auckland

Otautahi - Christchurch

Otēpoti - Dunedin

Aotearoa - New Zealand

Wharepaku - bathroom

Mana - spiritual power, prestige

Tapu - sacred, restricted

Te ao Māori - the Māori world - way of living, sensing and understanding the world 

Useful links

Some basics for international visitors:
https://www.newzealand.com/sg/feature/maori-language

Look up Māori words and their meanings and listen to pronunciation:
https://maoridictionary.co.nz/