| ahikā |
burning fires of occupation, title to land by occupation by a group over a long period of time |
| aronui |
measurement |
| aroturuki |
monitor |
| atua |
god, deity, an ancestor |
| hapori |
community |
| hoamahi |
partners |
| hui taumata |
summit, symposium conference |
| hui-ā-iwi |
tribal meeting |
| huarahi |
pathway, process, procedure |
| kākau |
heart, mind, soul (Kāi Tahu dialect) |
| kanohi ki te kanohi |
face to face |
| kaiako |
teacher |
| kaihautū |
leader, person who steers the waka |
| kaihoe |
paddler, rower |
| kaimahi |
staff, worker |
| kaiwhakahaere |
organiser, manager |
| kaitiaki |
caregiver, minder |
| kīanga |
sayings, formulaic saying, expressions, phrases |
| kōhanga reo |
Māori language preschool |
| kōrero tuku iho |
stories of the past, oral tradition, history passed down. It encompasses traditional narratives, myths, legends, and other forms of knowledge transmitted across generations |
| koruru |
the carved face that sits between the bargeboards on the whare |
| kotahitanga |
unity, togetherness, solidarity, collective action |
| kupu |
word |
| kura kaupapa |
primary school operating under Māori custom and using Māori as the medium of instruction |
| kura koeke |
a language learning levels gathering or school |
| kura reo |
a language learning gathering or school |
| mahi toi |
art, craft, and design, signifying the physical manifestation of a concept or idea |
| maihi |
the bargeboards on the whare |
| mana motuhake |
self-determination, with the principle being autonomy and control |
| marae atea |
open area in front of the wharenui |
| mātanga reo |
language champion, master of the language |
| mātauraka |
knowledge, understanding, vison, wisdom (Kāi Tahu dialect) |
| mātauranga |
knowledge, understanding, vison, wisdom |
| mauriora |
state of wellbeing of te reo Māori |
| mau rākau |
Māori weaponry |
| mita |
dialect |
| mōteatea |
lament, traditional chant, sung poetry |
| ngahau |
enjoyable, entertaining, or fun, can also refer to entertainment, a dance, amusement, or concert |
| noho marae |
overnight stay at a marae |
| pakeke |
adult |
| papakāinga |
original home, home base, village, communal Māori land |
| pae pāpāho |
social media platforms |
| pāpāho |
communicating, broadcasting, social media |
| pū kōrero |
oral tradition, power of storytelling |
| pūrākau |
legend, story |
| rangahau |
research |
| rakatahi |
youth (Kāi Tahu dialect) |
| rangatahi |
youth |
| rautaki |
strategy |
| rōpū |
group |
| rumaki reo |
the immersion method of teaching and learning te reo Māori |
| taiao |
environment, ecosystem |
| takiwā |
district, area region |
| taonga |
treasure, effect, object |
| taonga tuku iho |
something passed down, a treasure handed down |
| tari |
office |
| tauira |
student, learner |
| tikanga |
customs, traditional values |
| tinana |
body |
| tino rangatiratanga |
signifies self-determination, sovereignty, and autonomy for Māori tipuna/tupuna ancestor |
| tīpuna/tūpuna |
ancestors |
| toto |
blood |
| tumuaki |
head of an organisation, a leader, a principal |
| tūrangawaewae |
belonging through iwi, hapū and whakapapa |
| wānaka |
learning seminar, discussion gathering |
| wānanga |
learning seminar, discussion gathering |
| wāhi |
place |
| wawata |
ambition |
| whakahoahoa |
making friends, being friendly |
| whakapakari tinana |
physical fitness, exercise |
| whakapapa |
genealogy |
| whakawhanaungatanga |
process of establishing relationships, relating wellto others whānau whanui extended (wider) family |
| whenua |
land |
| whitiwhiti kōrero |
active discussion |
| uri |
descendant |
