n • intermediate
manu
bird
mah-noo
Kei te waiata te manu.
The bird is singing.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
🐦 Birds
12 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
Birds vocabulary
Pick a word card below to practise the Māori word, meaning, pronunciation and example sentence.
Vocabulary
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n • intermediate
kiwi
kiwi
kee-wee
He manu motuhake te kiwi.
The kiwi is a special bird.
n • intermediate
kererū
kererū
keh-reh-roo
Kei runga te kererū i te rākau.
The kererū is in the tree.
n • intermediate
tūī
tūī
too-ee
Kei te waiata te tūī.
The tūī is singing.
n • intermediate
pūkeko
pūkeko
poo-keh-koh
Kei te hīkoi te pūkeko.
The pūkeko is walking.
n • intermediate
kākā
kākā
kaa-kaa
Kei te rere te kākā.
The kākā is flying.
n • intermediate
kea
kea
keh-ah
He manu mātātoa te kea.
The kea is a clever bird.
n • intermediate
ruru
morepork
roo-roo
Kei te tangi te ruru i te pō.
The morepork calls at night.
n • intermediate
toroa
albatross
toh-roh-ah
Kei te rere te toroa i runga i te moana.
The albatross flies over the sea.
n • intermediate
pīwakawaka
fantail
pee-wah-kah-wah-kah
Kei te rere te pīwakawaka i te māra.
The fantail is flying in the garden.
n • intermediate
kākāpō
kākāpō
kaa-kaa-poh
He manu onge te kākāpō.
The kākāpō is a rare bird.
n • intermediate
korimako
bellbird
koh-ree-mah-koh
Kei te waiata te korimako.
The bellbird is singing.