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Body Parts Vocabulary in Maori
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Body and Medicine" in the Māori language, spoken in New Zealand.
Happy learning!
tinana - body - le corps
| Māori | English |
|---|---|
| kiri | skin |
| makawe | hair |
| papa angaanga | skull |
| roro | brain |
| upoko | head |
| rae | forehead |
| mata, kanohi | face |
| mata, kanohi, karu | eye(s) |
| roimata | tears |
| taringa | ear |
| ihu | nose |
| pāhau | mustache
beard |
| pāpāringa | cheeks |
| ngutu | lips |
| waha | mouth |
| arero | tongue |
| niho | tooth |
| kauae | chin |
| kakī
korokoro |
neck
throat |
| uma, (poho) | chest
breast |
| manawa, ngākau | heart |
| toto | blood |
| pukapuka | lung |
| pito | navel |
| puku | belly
stomach |
| whēkau | intestines |
| ate | liver |
| tākihi | kidneys |
| io | muscle(s) |
| kōhiwi | skeleton |
| wheua | bone(s) |
| tuarā | back |
| rara | rib |
| pakihiwi | shoulder |
| ringa, ringaringa | arm
hand |
| whatīanga | elbow |
| whatiānga ringa | wrist |
| meke | fist |
| toka | thumb |
| matikara | finger |
| maikuku | fingernail, nail |
| tānetanga | male sex |
| wahinetanga | female sex |
| tou | anus |
| kumu | buttocks |
| koihanga | thighs |
| waewae | leg
foot |
| pona, turi | knee |
| raparapa | ankle |
| rekereke | heel |
| matimati | toe |
medicine
| Māori | English |
|---|---|
| waka tūroro | ambulance |
| hōhipera [UK] | hospital |
| nēhi [UK] | nurse |
| rata,
tākuta [UK] |
physician,
medical doctor |
| tākuta niho | dentist |
| whakaranu | drugstore, pharmacy |
| rongoā | medication,
medicinal plants |
| mirimiri | massage |
| pūkoro ure | condom |
| mate parekore | AIDS |
| mate pukupuku | cancer |
| ānini | headache |
| kāpō | blind |
| mate, māuiui | ill, sick |
| mate, tahumaero | disease |
| mate huka | diabetes |
| rewharewha | flu (influenza) |
| whara | wounded |