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Geography Vocabulary in Maori
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to Geography in the Māori language, spoken in New Zealand.
Happy learning!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Animals, Days of the week, Sport & Food.
takotoranga papa - geography[edit | edit source]
Māori | English |
haki | flag |
whenua | country |
mahere whenua | map |
tāone matua [UK] | capital city |
tāone nui | town, city |
iwi | tribe |
reo
reo tupu |
language
native tongue |
Ahiterēiria | Australia |
Aotearoa | New Zealand |
Tāmaki-makau-rau | Auckland |
tauiwi | non Māori |
Pākehā [EU] | European |
Wīwī [FR] | French |
ngā hau e whā - directions[edit | edit source]
Māori | English |
Raki | North |
Tonga | South |
Rāwhiti | East |
Uru | West |
kāpehu [UK] | compass |
wāhi - place[edit | edit source]
Māori | English |
runga | up, above, on |
raro | down, below, under |
roto | in, into |
kai, kei, i | at |
matau
te taha matau |
right
on the right |
mauī
te taha mauī |
left
on the left |
mua | in front of |
muri | behind |
waenganui | between |
tata | near |
mamao | far |
konei, anei | here |
reira | there |
tēnei | this |
ēnei | these |
tēnā | that |
ēnā | those |
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