Useful words in te reo Māori
When traveling around New Zealand you will come across Te Reo Maori - a native language of New Zealand. Here are a few words that you might come across or use in your travels!
Kia ora – Hello, hi, greetings; term of acknowledgement or thanks
Nau mai – welcome
Haere mai – Welcome! Enter!
Haere rā – farewell, goodbye (from someone staying)
Ka kite ano – see you again, see you soon (informal)
Tēnā koutou – formal greeting to more than two people
Mōrena – good morning
Pōmarie – goodnight or good evening
Aroha – compassion, tenderness, sustaining love
Tapu – sacred, not to be touched, to be avoided because sacred, taboo
Taonga – treasured possessions or cultural items; anything precious
Whānau – family
Tamariki – children
Iwi – people, nation: modern usage, tribal bones
Moana – sea, or large inland ‘sea’, e.g., Taupō
Maunga – mountain
Wai – water
Tomo – cave or hole in ground
Kai – food.
*Source NZ History Website
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