Difference between revisions of "Language/Maori/Vocabulary/Animals"

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Animals Vocabulary in Maori

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

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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

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 == kararehe <small>- animal</small> ==
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-|Māori
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 |tākuta kararehe
 |veterinary surgeon
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 == manu <small>- bird</small> ==
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 |kōhanga
 |nest
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 == ika <small>- fish</small> ==
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+!Māori
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 |-
 |paea
 |swordfish
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 == pēpeke <small>- insects</small> ==
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+!English
 |-
 |pōpokorua
 |ant
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 == whare kararehe <small>- zoo</small> ==
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 |makimaki [UK]
 |monkey, ape
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 |kangaroo
 |}