n • beginner
tangata
person
tah-ngah-tah
He tangata pai ia.
He is a good person.
✦ TE REO MĀORI ✦
🧑 People
24 words and phrases for focused te reo Māori practice.
People vocabulary
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Vocabulary
peoplesocialidentity
n • beginner
ngā tāngata
people
ngaa taah-ngah-tah
He harikoa ngā tāngata.
The people are happy.
n • beginner
tāne
man
taa-neh
He tāne kaha ia.
He is a strong man.
n • beginner
wahine
woman
wah-hee-neh
He wahine atawhai ia.
She is a kind woman.
n • beginner
tamaiti
child
tah-my-tee
Kei te tākaro te tamaiti.
The child is playing.
n • beginner
tamariki
children
tah-mah-ree-kee
Kei te ako ngā tamariki.
The children are learning.
n • beginner
pakeke
adult
pah-keh-keh
He tangata pakeke ia.
She is an adult.
n • beginner
hoa
friend
hoh-ah
Ko Mere taku hoa.
Mere is my friend.
n • beginner
rōpū
group
roh-poo
He rōpū pai tēnei.
This is a good group.
n • beginner
manuhiri
visitor
mah-noo-hee-ree
Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri.
The visitors have arrived.
n • beginner
tangata whenua
host / people of the land
tah-ngah-tah feh-noo-ah
Ko mātou ngā tangata whenua.
We are the hosts of this place.
n • beginner
kaumātua
elder
koh-maa-too-ah
Kei te kōrero te kaumātua.
The elder is speaking.
n • beginner
kuia
female elder
koo-ee-ah
He kuia manaaki ia.
She is a caring elder.
n • beginner
rangatira
chief
rah-ngah-tee-rah
He rangatira tōna tū.
Their manner is chief-like.
n • beginner
iwi
tribe
ee-fee
Nō tēnei iwi ahau.
I am from this tribe.
n • beginner
hapū
subtribe
hah-poo
He hapū kaha tēnei.
This is a strong subtribe.
n • beginner
kaiārahi
leader
kye-aa-rah-hee
He kaiārahi pai ia.
She is a good leader.
n • beginner
kaiako
teacher
kye-ah-koh
Kei te kōrero te kaiako.
The teacher is speaking.
n • beginner
ākonga
student
aa-koh-ngah
He ākonga pukumahi ia.
He is a hardworking student.
n • beginner
kaimahi
worker
kye-mah-hee
He kaimahi pukumahi ia.
She is a hardworking worker.
n • beginner
tūpuna
ancestor
too-poo-nah
Kei te maumahara mātou ki ō mātou tūpuna.
We remember our ancestors.
n • beginner
tamaiti tāne
boy
tah-my-tee taa-neh
He tamaiti tāne pukumahi ia.
He is a hardworking boy.
n • beginner
tamaiti wahine
girl
tah-my-tee wah-hee-neh
He tamaiti wahine harikoa ia.
She is a happy girl.
n • beginner
taiohi
young person / youth
tie-oh-hee
He taiohi māia ia.
She is a brave young person.