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LANGUAGE: Maori

SOUTHEAST ASIAN DICTIONARY

ENGLISH MAORI SAMPLE SENTENCE

1 Two Rua During winter I sleep with two blankets.

I te takurua ka moe ahau me nga paraikete
e rua.

2 Five Rima She is fluent in five languages.

He matatau ia ki nga reo e rima.

3 Eight Waru She appears promptly at eight each day.

Ka puta wawe ia i te waru o ia ra.

4 Ten Tekau The trains come every ten minutes.

Ka tae mai nga tereina ia tekau meneti.

5 Eyes Pūkonohi
Pūkanohi The eyes are the windows of the mind.
Konohi Ko nga kanohi nga matapihi o te hinengaro.
Kanohi

6 Nose Ihu He broke his nose in the fight.

I whati tona ihu i te whawhai.

7 Ears Taringa She has got an ear infection.

Kua pangia tona taringa.

8 Yam Uwhi The yam pieces were then simmered in

Uwhikāho water.
Uhikāho Kātahi ka korohūtia ngā uwhi ki te wai.
Uhi

9 I Ahau I am so hungry right now.

Kei te tino hiakai ahau inaianei.

10 Bird Manu Every bird likes its own nest

He pai ki ia manu tana ake kohanga

11 Eat Kai What time do you usually eat breakfast?

He aha te wa ka kai koe i te parakuihi?

12 Taro Taro They were the first people to cultivate taro.

Ko ratou nga tangata tuatahi ki te ngaki taro.

13 Water Wai I need a glass of water.

 Me he karaihe wai ahau.

14 Rice Raihi Would you like some rice with that fish?
Kei te pirangi koe ki tetahi raihi me taua ika?

15 Sugarcane Tōhuka This sugarcane is very sweet.

He tino reka tōhuka.

16 Land Mana whenua The land by the sea is filled with trash.
Whenua Ko te whenua i te taha o te moana kua ki
tonu i te para.

17 Fish Ika I caught a fish yesterday.

I mau ahau i te ika inanahi.

18 Moon Marama The moon looked so bright the other day.

He tino kanapa te marama i tera ra.

19 Wind Hau The leaves rustled in the wind.

Heke nga rau i te hau.

20 Rain Ua The rain had not stopped for days.

Kare te ua i mutu mo etahi ra.

21 Road Huarahi I've taken the car off the road.

Kua tangohia e ahau te waka i te huarahi.

22 Sunny Paki She chose a sunny spot for our picnic.

I whiriwhiria e ia he waahi paki mo ta matou
pikiniki.

23 Coconut Kokonati I bought some coconut along the way.

Kokonata I hokona e ahau etahi kokonati i te huarahi.

24 Black Pango My favorite color is black.

Ko taku tino tae he pango.

25 White Mā I will be wearing white for tomorrow's event.

Ka mau mā au mo te huihuinga apopo.