Everything

Question 1

How do you greet two people?

Answer 1

Tena korua

Question 2

How do you greet one person?

Answer 2

Tena koe

Question 3

How do you greet three of more people?

Answer 3

Tena koutou

Question 4

Ra

Answer 4

Day (or sun)

Question 5

Kaumatua

Answer 5

Elder

Question 6

Po

Answer 6

Night (or darkness)

Question 7

Toku

Answer 7

My (one item)

Question 8

Reo

Answer 8

Language or voice

Question 9

Koe

Answer 9

You (one person)

Question 10

Korua

Answer 10

You (two people)

Question 11

Koutou

Answer 11

You (3 or more people)

- I.e., ‘everyone’

Question 12

How do you greet ‘Bill’ by name?

Answer 12

Kia ora, e Bill/Tena koe, e Bill

Question 13

How does greeting someone with a name that has 3 or more syllables differ from doing the same for someone with a shorter name?

Answer 13

Longer names (3+ syllables) don’t have an ‘e’ before the name (i.e., Kia ora, Rahera)

Question 14

Tane

Answer 14

Male (or husband)

Question 15

Kotiro

Answer 15

Girl

Question 16

Tamaiti

Answer 16

Child (or boy)

Question 17

Pepi

Answer 17

Baby

Question 18

Kuia

Answer 18

Grandmother (or older woman)

- Sometimes shortened to ‘kui’

Question 19

Mama and Papa

Answer 19

Mother and father

Question 20

Mokopuna

Answer 20

Grandchild

- Sometimes shortened to ‘moko’

Question 21

Hine

Answer 21

Shortened version of kohine/kotiro meaning ‘girl’

Question 22

Hoa

Answer 22

Mate (average friend)

Question 23

Kui

Answer 23

Mate (close friend)

Question 24

Matua

Answer 24

Sir (or father or uncle)

Question 25

Kare

Answer 25

Mate (very close friend)

Question 26

Tama

Answer 26

Son or boy

Question 27

Whaea

Answer 27

Mother or aunt

Question 28

Tangata

Answer 28

Person (or man)

Question 29

Pakeke

Answer 29

Adult

Question 30

Koroua

Answer 30

Elderly man

Question 31

Tamariki

Answer 31

Children