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== kararehe <small>- animal</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Māori
|English
|-
|tākuta kararehe
|veterinary surgeon
|-
|kurī
|dog
|-
|punua/kūao kurī, papi [UK]
|puppy
|-
|ngeru
|cat
|-
|punua ngeru/poti
|kitten
|-
|kiore
|rat
|-
|mauihi [UK]
|mouse
|-
|kāihe
|donkey, (ass)
|-
|hōiho [UK]
|horse
|-
|hōiho uwha
|mare
|-
|punua hōiho
|foal, (colt)
|-
|poniponi [UK]
|pony
|-
|ōkiha [UK]
|ox
|-
|pūru [UK]
|bull
|-
|kau [UK]
|cow
|-
|kāwhe [UK]
|calf
|-
|hipi [UK]
|sheep
|-
|reme [UK]
|lamb
|-
|nanenane
pirikoti [UK]
|goat
Billy-goat
|-
|poaka [UK/FR]
|pig
|-
|rāpeti [UK]
hea [UK]
|rabbit
hare
|-
|kamiriona
|mole
|-
|hetiheti [UK]
|hedgehog
|-
|kīrera [UK]
|squirrel
|-
|pōkiha [UK]
|fox
|-
|wūruhi
|wolf
|-
|pea [UK]
|bear
|}
== manu <small>- bird</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Māori
|English
|-
|kōhanga
|nest
|-
|kiwi
|kiwi
|-
|pouākai, ēkara [UK]
|eagle
|-
|karoro
|seagull
|-
|toroa
|albatross
|-
|kūkupa
|dove
|-
|tīkaokao, tame heihei
|rooster, (cock)
|-
|heihei, pīkaokao
|hen
|-
|rakiraki, (whio)
|duck
|-
|kuihi [UK]
|goose
|-
|wani
|swan
|}
== ika <small>- fish</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Māori
|English
|-
|paea
|swordfish
|-
|mangō
mangō pounamu
mangō pare
|shark
blue shark
hammerhead shark
|-
|aihe
|dolphin
|-
|tohorā
|whale
|-
|kekeno
|seal
|-
|pāpaka
|crab
|-
|honu
|turtle, tortoise
|-
|pātangaroa
|seastar, starfish
|-
|anga
|seashell
|-
|kūtai
toretore
|blue mussel
blue mussel
|-
|tio
|oyster
|-
|pāua
|abalone
|-
|wheo
|coral
|-
|pūpū
|snail
|-
|putoko
|slug
|-
|nākahi [UK]
|snake
|-
|ngārara
|lizard
|-
|moko, mokomoko
mokopāpā
moko kākāriki
|gecko
[brown]
[green]
|-
|poraka taratara
|toad
|-
|poraka [UK]
|frog
|}
== pēpeke <small>- insects</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Māori
|English
|-
|pōpokorua
|ant
|-
|kihikihi
|cicada
|-
|pihareinga
|cricket
|-
|māwhitiwhiti
|grasshopper
|-
|ngaro
|fly
|-
|pūrerehua
|butterfly
|-
|kapowai
|dragonfly
|-
|titiwai
pūrātoke
|firefly,
glow-worm
|-
|noke, (toke)
|earthworm
|-
|ngoikura
|ladybug, (ladybird)
|-
|pī [UK]
|bee
|-
|wāpi [UK]
|wasp
|-
|waeroa
|mosquito
|-
|papata
|cockroach
|-
|pūngāwerewere
|spider
|-
|hikutimo
|scorpion
|}
== whare kararehe <small>- zoo</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Māori
|English
|-
|makimaki [UK]
|monkey, ape
|-
|kākā, pōrete [UK]
kākāpō
|parrot
night parrot
|-
|momoa
|ostrich
|-
|raiona [UK]
|lion
|-
|uwha raiona
|lioness
|-
|rēparo [UK]
pānihi
|leopard
panther
|-
|taika [UK]
|tiger
|-
|kāmera [UK/AR]
|camel
dromedary
|-
|hīpara
|zebra
|-
|kakīroa
|giraffe
|-
|arewhana
|elephant
|-
|rinorino
|rhinoceros
|-
|hipohipo
|hippopotamus
|-
|kumi ihuroa
|crocodile
|-
|kāngarū
|kangaroo
|}




Revision as of 20:05, 24 May 2022

Animals Vocabulary in Maori
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➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Animals" in the Māori language, spoken in New Zealand.


Happy learning!



kararehe - animal

Māori English
tākuta kararehe veterinary surgeon
kurī dog
punua/kūao kurī, papi [UK] puppy
ngeru cat
punua ngeru/poti kitten
kiore rat
mauihi [UK] mouse
kāihe donkey, (ass)
hōiho [UK] horse
hōiho uwha mare
punua hōiho foal, (colt)
poniponi [UK] pony
ōkiha [UK] ox
pūru [UK] bull
kau [UK] cow
kāwhe [UK] calf
hipi [UK] sheep
reme [UK] lamb
nanenane

pirikoti [UK]

goat

Billy-goat

poaka [UK/FR] pig
rāpeti [UK]

hea [UK]

rabbit

hare

kamiriona mole
hetiheti [UK] hedgehog
kīrera [UK] squirrel
pōkiha [UK] fox
wūruhi wolf
pea [UK] bear

manu - bird

Māori English
kōhanga nest
kiwi kiwi
pouākai, ēkara [UK] eagle
karoro seagull
toroa albatross
kūkupa dove
tīkaokao, tame heihei rooster, (cock)
heihei, pīkaokao hen
rakiraki, (whio) duck
kuihi [UK] goose
wani swan

ika - fish

Māori English
paea swordfish
mangō

mangō pounamu mangō pare

shark

blue shark hammerhead shark

aihe dolphin
tohorā whale
kekeno seal
pāpaka crab
honu turtle, tortoise
pātangaroa seastar, starfish
anga seashell
kūtai

toretore

blue mussel

blue mussel

tio oyster
pāua abalone
wheo coral
pūpū snail
putoko slug
nākahi [UK] snake
ngārara lizard
moko, mokomoko

mokopāpā moko kākāriki

gecko

[brown] [green]

poraka taratara toad
poraka [UK] frog

pēpeke - insects

Māori English
pōpokorua ant
kihikihi cicada
pihareinga cricket
māwhitiwhiti grasshopper
ngaro fly
pūrerehua butterfly
kapowai dragonfly
titiwai

pūrātoke

firefly,

glow-worm

noke, (toke) earthworm
ngoikura ladybug, (ladybird)
pī [UK] bee
wāpi [UK] wasp
waeroa mosquito
papata cockroach
pūngāwerewere spider
hikutimo scorpion

whare kararehe - zoo

Māori English
makimaki [UK] monkey, ape
kākā, pōrete [UK]

kākāpō

parrot

night parrot

momoa ostrich
raiona [UK] lion
uwha raiona lioness
rēparo [UK]

pānihi

leopard

panther

taika [UK] tiger
kāmera [UK/AR] camel

dromedary

hīpara zebra
kakīroa giraffe
arewhana elephant
rinorino rhinoceros
hipohipo hippopotamus
kumi ihuroa crocodile
kāngarū kangaroo





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