1. 51 Maori words every New Zealander should know

2. Aotearoa

3. aroha

4. awa

5. haka

6. hāngi

7. hapū

8. hīkoi

9. hui

10. iti

11. iwi

12. kai

13. karakia

14. kaumatua

15. kauri

16. kiwi

17. koha

18. kōhanga reo

19. mahi

20. mana

21. manuhiri

22. Māori

23. marae

24. maunga

25. moa

26. moana

27. motu

28. nui

29. pā

30. Pākehā

31. pounamu

32. puku

33. rangatira

34. taihoa

35. tama

36. tamāhine

37. tamariki

38. tāne

39. tangi

40. taonga

41. tapu

42. te reo Māori

43. tipuna tupuna

44. tuatara

45. wahine

46. wai

47. waiata

48. waka

49. whaikōrero

50. whakapapa

51. whānau

52. whenua

53. 51 Maori words with English translations

54. Aotearoa (New Zealand, long white cloud)

55. aroha love

56. awa river

57. haka dance

58. hāngi traditional feast prepared in earth oven

59. hapū clan, subtribe, to be born

60. hīkoi walk

61. hui gathering, meeting

62. iti small

63. iwi tribe

64. kai food

65. karakia prayer

66. kaumatua elder

67. kauri large native conifer

68. kiwi native flightless bird

69. koha gift (usually money) given by guest to host

70. kōhanga reo language nest Maori immersion pre-school

71. mahi work or activity

72. mana prestige or reputation

73. manuhiri guests, visitors

74. Māori indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand

75. marae the area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex

76. maunga mountain

77. moa extinct large flightless bird

78. moana sea

79. motu island

80. nui large, many, big

81. pā hill fort

82. Pākehā New Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European

83. pounamu greenstone, jade

84. puku belly, stomach

85. rangatira person of chiefly rank, boss

86. taihoa to delay, to wait

87. tama son, young man, youth

88. tamāhine daughter

89. tamariki children

90. tāne man, husband

91. tangi funeral

92. taonga treasured possessions

93. tapu sacred, not to be touched, taboo

94. te reo Māori the Māori language

95. tipuna tupuna ancestor

96. tuatara lizard like reptile

97. wahine woman, wife

98. wai water

99. waiata song or chant

100. waka canoe

101. whaikōrero speechmaking

102. whakapapa genealogy

103. whānau extended family

104. whenua land, homeland

105. English only

106. (New Zealand, long white cloud)

107. love

108. river

109. dance

110. traditional feast prepared in earth oven

111. clan, subtribe, to be born

112. walk

113. gathering, meeting

114. small

115. tribe

116. food

117. prayer

118. elder

119. large native conifer

120. native flightless bird

121. gift (usually money) given by guest to host

122. language nest Maori immersion pre-school

123. work or activity

124. prestige or reputation

125. guests, visitors

126. indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand

127. the area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex

128. mountain

129. extinct large flightless bird

130. sea

131. island

132. large, many, big

133. hill fort

134. New Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European

135. greenstone, jade

136. belly, stomach

137. person of chiefly rank, boss

138. to delay, to wait

139. son, young man, youth

140. daughter

141. children

142. man, husband

143. funeral

144. treasured possessions

145. sacred, not to be touched, taboo

146. the Māori language

147. ancestor

148. lizard like reptile

149. woman, wife

150. water

151. song or chant

152. canoe

153. speechmaking

154. genealogy

155. extended family

156. land, homeland

157. Maori with delayed display of English translation

158. Aotearoa (New Zealand, long white cloud)

159. aroha love

160. awa river

161. haka dance

162. hāngi traditional feast prepared in earth oven

163. hapū clan, subtribe, to be born

164. hīkoi walk

165. hui gathering, meeting

166. iti small

167. iwi tribe

168. kai food

169. karakia prayer

170. kaumatua elder

171. kauri large native conifer

172. kiwi native flightless bird

173. koha gift (usually money) given by guest to host

174. kōhanga reo language nest Maori immersion pre-school

175. mahi work or activity

176. mana prestige or reputation

177. manuhiri guests, visitors

178. Māori indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand

179. marae the area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex

180. maunga mountain

181. moa extinct large flightless bird

182. moana sea

183. motu island

184. nui large, many, big

185. pā hill fort

186. Pākehā New Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European

187. pounamu greenstone, jade

188. puku belly, stomach

189. rangatira person of chiefly rank, boss

190. taihoa to delay, to wait

191. tama son, young man, youth

192. tamāhine daughter

193. tamariki children

194. tāne man, husband

195. tangi funeral

196. taonga treasured possessions

197. tapu sacred, not to be touched, taboo

198. te reo Māori the Māori language

199. tipuna tupuna ancestor

200. tuatara lizard like reptile

201. wahine woman, wife

202. wai water

203. waiata song or chant

204. waka canoe

205. whaikōrero speechmaking

206. whakapapa genealogy

207. whānau extended family

208. whenua land, homeland

209. English with delayed display of Maori translation

210. Aotearoa (New Zealand, long white cloud)

211. aroha love

212. awa river

213. haka dance

214. hāngi traditional feast prepared in earth oven

215. hapū clan, subtribe, to be born

216. hīkoi walk

217. hui gathering, meeting

218. iti small

219. iwi tribe

220. kai food

221. karakia prayer

222. kaumatua elder

223. kauri large native conifer

224. kiwi native flightless bird

225. koha gift (usually money) given by guest to host

226. kōhanga reo language nest Maori immersion pre-school

227. mahi work or activity

228. mana prestige or reputation

229. manuhiri guests, visitors

230. Māori indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand

231. marae the area of formal discourse in front of meeting house, or applied to whole marae complex

232. maunga mountain

233. moa extinct large flightless bird

234. moana sea

235. motu island

236. nui large, many, big

237. pā hill fort

238. Pākehā New Zealander of non-Maori descent, usually European

239. pounamu greenstone, jade

240. puku belly, stomach

241. rangatira person of chiefly rank, boss

242. taihoa to delay, to wait

243. tama son, young man, youth

244. tamāhine daughter

245. tamariki children

246. tāne man, husband

247. tangi funeral

248. taonga treasured possessions

249. tapu sacred, not to be touched, taboo

250. te reo Māori the Māori language

251. tipuna tupuna ancestor

252. tuatara lizard like reptile

253. wahine woman, wife

254. wai water

255. waiata song or chant

256. waka canoe

257. whaikōrero speechmaking

258. whakapapa genealogy

259. whānau extended family

260. whenua land, homeland

261. Two words with English translation for competition

262. awa aroha love

263. motu moana sea

264. haka hui dance

265. hapū hāngi clan, subtribe, to be born

266. mahi mana work or activity

267. iwi awa river

268. kai hīkoi food

269. hāngi hui traditional feast prepared in earth oven

270. hīkoi hangi walk

271. iwi hui gathering, meeting

272. iti iwi small

273. karakia kaumatua prayer

274. koha mana gift (usually money) given by guest to host

275. motu maunga mountain

276. motu moa island

277. puku pounamu greenstone, jade

278. puku pa belly, stomach

279. tama taihoa to delay, to wait

280. tāne tama man, husband

281. taonga tangi funeral

282. taonga tapu treasured possessions

283. tapu tāne sacred, not to be touched, taboo

284. wai waka water

285. waiata waka song or chant

286. tama waka canoe

287. whakapapa whaikōrero speechmaking

288. whakapapa whānau genealogy

289. whānau wahine extended family

290. whenua whānau land, homeland

291. Maori word and picture

292. Aotearoa

293. aroha

294. awa

295. haka

296. hāngi

297. hapū

298. hīkoi

299. hui

300. iti

301. iwi

302. kai

303. karakia

304. kaumatua

305. kauri

306. kiwi

307. koha

308. kōhanga reo

309. mahi

310. mana

311. manuhiri

312. Māori

313. marae

314. maunga

315. moa

316. moana

317. motu

318. nui

319. pā

320. Pākehā

321. pounamu

322. puku

323. rangatira

324. taihoa

325. tama

326. tamāhine

327. tamariki

328. tāne

329. tangi

330. taonga

331. tapu

332. te reo Māori

333. tipuna tupuna

334. tuatara

335. wahine

336. wai

337. waiata

338. waka

339. whaikōrero

340. whakapapa

341. whānau

342. whenua

343. Picture with delayed word in Maori

344. Aotearoa

345. aroha

346. awa

347. haka

348. hāngi

349. hapū

350. hīkoi

351. hui

352. iti

353. iwi

354. kai

355. karakia

356. kaumatua

357. kauri

358. kiwi

359. koha

360. kōhanga reo

361. mahi

362. mana

363. manuhiri

364. Māori

365. marae

366. maunga

367. moa

368. moana

369. motu

370. nui

371. pā

372. Pākehā

373. pounamu

374. puku

375. rangatira

376. taihoa

377. tama

378. tamāhine

379. tamariki

380. tāne

381. tangi

382. taonga

383. tapu

384. te reo Māori

385. tipuna tupuna

386. tuatara

387. wahine

388. wai

389. waiata

390. waka

391. whaikōrero

392. whakapapa

393. whānau

394. whenua