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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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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 |