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100 words in te reo Māori

These words are grouped according to the following functions and associations:

We have included individual sound files of spoken versions of all these words - just click on the word and it will be spoken! (See also pronunciation notes and te reo for email.) New: 365 more useful Māori words and phrases

Hear the late Tairongo Amoamo read the complete list: click on arrow to play or download as mp3 (493kb)

The marae

Concepts

People and their groups

Components of place names

Terms for geographical features, such as hills, rivers, cliffs, streams, mountains, the coast; and adjectives describing them, such as small, big, little and long, are found in many place names. Here is a list so you can recognise them:

Greetings

Body parts

See also: 365 useful Māori words and phrases

A note on pronunciation

The following English equivalents are a rough guide to pronouncing vowels in Māori:

There are fewer consonants, and only a few are different from English:

r should not be rolled. It is pronounced quite close to the sound of 'l' in English, with the tongue near the front of the mouth.

t is pronounced more like 'd' than 't', with the tip of the tongue slightly further back from the teeth

wh counts as a consonant; the standard modern pronunciation is close to the 'f' sound. In some districts it is more like an 'h'; in others more like a 'w' without the 'h'; in others again more like the old aspirated English pronunciation of 'wh' ('huence' for whence)

ng counts as a consonant and is pronounced like the 'ng' in 'singer'. It is not pronounced like the 'ng' in 'finger', i.e., Whāngārei is pronounced Far-n(g)ah-ray (not Fong-gah-ray); Tauranga is pronounced Tow- (to rhyme with sew) rah-n(g)ah (not Tow-rang-gah).

The macron - a little line above some vowels - indicates vowel length. Some words spelled the same have different meanings according to their vowel length. For example, anā means 'here is' or 'behold': Anā te tangata! (Here is the man!) Ana, with no macron, means a cave. Some writers of modern Māori double the vowel instead of using macrons when indicating a long vowel; the first example would be Anaa te tangata!

Using te reo in email (and snail mail)

This is a guide to appropriate email greetings and sign-offs in te reo Māori.

We encourage you to add other phrases you have received - or any questions you have - as community contributions below this post; or email us at [email protected].

Generic greetings suitable for most occasions

Formal for one person (where in English you might use 'Dear'): Tēnā koe

Informal: Kia ora

When addressing two people

When addressing more than two people

Generic sign-offs suitable for most occasions

Formal:

Nāku (noa), nā [your name] = yours sincerely [your name] from one person

Nā māua (noa), nā [your names] = yours sincerely [your names] - from two people

Nā mātou (noa), nā [your names or group name] = yours sincerely [your names or group name] - from more than two people

Adding 'noa' in the above examples adds a sense of humility - e.g. 'Nāku, nā' is 'From [your name]', whereas 'Nāku noa, nā' is more like 'It's just [your name]'
Informal:

Other greetings and sign-offs
Please

In the morning, an informal greeting could be: Mōrena (good morning - an alternative is 'Ata mārie' )

Kia ora e hoa (informal greeting to a friend)

If someone greets you with: Tēnā koutou e hoa mā
An appropriate response would be: Tēnā koe, e hoa (or, less formally, Kia ora e hoa).

The sign off: Noho ora mai rā, nā ... is: Look after yourself, from ...

provide more examples from emails you have received as community contributions at the bottom of this page; or email us at [email protected]

Meri Kirihimete - Merry Christmas

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou - Season's greetings for Christmas and the New Year

Meri Kirihimete ki a koe/kōrua/koutou - Merry Christmas to you (1 person) / you (2 people) / you (3 or more people)

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete ki a koe/kōrua/koutou - Greetings of the Christmas season to you (1 person) / you (2 people) / you (3 or more people).

For Christmas:

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100 Māori words every New Zealander should know

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100 Māori words for everyday usage. We have included individual sound files of spoken versions of all these words - just click on the word and it will be spoken!

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