Year 9, Te Mātāpuna Word list 1, Taku Whānau

a

of, belonging to

aku

my (plural)

ana

his, her (plural)

au (āhau)

I, me

e

particle used before the numbers 2-9

e hia (whia)?

how many?

hea?

where?

hoa

friend

ia

he, she, him, her

ingoa

name

iwa

nine

iwi

tribe, people

katoa

all, every

kiore

rat, mouse

ko

used when pointing out objects or people

ko wai?

who?

koe

you (one person)

kotahi

one

kōtiro

girl, daughter

koutou

you (more than two)

kurī

dog

mā

and (joining numerals)

manu

bird

mātāmua

first born, eldest (in a family)

matua (pāpā)

father

mātua

parents

me

and

mōkai

pet

nō

from, belonging to

nō hea?

where ... from?

nō reira

so, therefore

ngā

the (plural)

ngeru

cat

o

of, belonging to

ō

your (plural)

ono

six

ora

health, well-being

pōtiki

youngest (in a family)

rāua ko

and (joining two people's names)

rima

five

rua

two

tahi

one (when counting in sequence)

taku

my (singular)

tamāhine

daughter

tama

son, boy

tamaiti

child

tamariki

children

tana

his/her (singular)

tāne

man, husband, male

tau

year

te

the (singular)

teina

younger sibling of the same gender

tekau

ten

tō

your (singular)

toru

three

tuahine

sister (of a male)

tuakana

older sibling of the same gender

tuarua

second

tuatahi

first

tungāne

brother (of a female)

wahine

woman, wife, female

waru

eight

whā

four

whaea (kōkā, māmā)

mother

whānau

family, birth

whitu

seven

mihi

greetings and acknowledgements

tēnā koe

greetings, hello (to one person)

tēnā kōrua

greetings, hello (to two people)

tēnā koutou

greetings hello (to three or more people)

kia ora

greetings, hello

kei te pēhea koe?

how are you?

kei te pai

fine, thanks

e pēhea ana koe?

how are you?

e pai ana

fine, thanks

e noho rā (noho mai rā)

goodbye (to a person staying)

haere rā

goodbye (to a person going)

aha?

what?