Mihimihi for non-Māori Flashcards
(11 cards)
1 - Introduction
Greetings to all of you who have gathered here today.
Tēnā koutou katoa kua huihui mai nei.
1 - Introduction
2 - Acknowledge the kaikarakia
To the conductor of our karakia, I acknowledge you.
Ki te kaikarakia, tēnā koe.
2 - Acknowledge the kaikarakia
3 - Kaumātua / Elders (Only use when elders are present)
E kui mā, e koro mā, tēnā koutou.
Greetings to our elders who are present.
3 - Kaumātua / Elders (Only use when elders are present)
4 - Iwi Kāinga / Local Iwi
I acknowledge the local tribal authorities of this land.
May the significant landmarks of this region remain!
Tēnei ka mihi ki te mana whenua o tēnei rohe.
Toitū ngā tūtohu whenua o tēnei takiwā!
4 - Iwi Kāinga / Local Iwi
Tēnei means “this” or “these”
ka mihi means “I acknowledge” or “I give thanks”
ki is a preposition meaning “to” or “for”
te mana whenua means “the land’s power” or “the authority of the land”
o is a possessive preposition meaning “of” or “belonging to”
tēnei rohe means “this land” or “this region”
Toitū means “may be standing” or “may remain”
ngā is a plural article meaning “the” or “those”
tūtohu means “signs” or “landmarks”
whenua means “land” or “earth”
o is a possessive preposition meaning “of” or “belonging to”
tēnei takiwā means “this region” or “this area”
5.1 - Pepeha / Your genealogy, landmarks and connections
My ancestors are from England, Ireland & Italy.
Nō Ingarangi, Irewaka me Iwetāni ōku tūpuna.
“Nō” means “from”
“Ingarangi” means “England”
“Irewaka” means “Ireland”
“Iwetāni” means “Italy”
“ōku” means “my”
“tūpuna” means “ancestors”
5.2 - History
My ancestors arrived in New Zealand in the year 1850 aboard the ship Randolph.
I tae mai ōku tūpuna ki Aotearoa i te tau 1850 mā runga i te kaipuke, Randolph
5. - Pepeha / Your genealogy, landmarks and connections
I tae mai means “My ancestors arrived” or “My forebears came”
* i tae means “arrived” or “came”
* mai is a suffix indicating that the action is directed towards the speaker
ōku tūpuna means “my ancestors” or “my forebears”
* ōku means “my”
* tūpuna means “ancestors” or “forebears”
ki Aotearoa means “to New Zealand”
* ki is a preposition meaning “to” or “for”
* Aotearoa means “New Zealand”
i te tau 1850 means “in the year 1850”
* i te means “in the”
* tau means “year”
mā runga i te kaipuke means “aboard the ship”
- mā is a prefix indicating a state or condition
- runga means “aboard” or “on board”
- i te means “in the”
- kaipuke means “ship”
Randolph is the name of the ship
5.3 - Birthplace
Tauranga is my place of birth.
Ko Tauranga te toi whenua.
5.3 - Birthplace
Ko is a possessive particle meaning “my” or “this is”
Tauranga is the place name
te is a definite article meaning “the”
toi means “birth” or “origin”
whenua means “land” or “earth”
5.4 - Place of residence
I currently reside in Wellington.
E noho ana ahau ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara ināianei.
5.4 - Place of residence
E noho ana means “I currently reside” or “I am living”
ahau means “I” or “me”
ki is a preposition meaning “to” or “in”
Te Whanganui-a-Tara is the Maori name for Wellington
ināianei means “now” or “at present”
6 - Family
….. and …… are my grandparents
…… is my father
…… is my mother
…… is my sister
Ko …… rāua ko …… ōku kaumātua
Ko …… tōku matua
Ko …… tōku māmā
Ko …… tōku tuahine
6 - Family
7 - Tō Ingoa / Your name
My name is ……
…… is my family.
Ko …… tōku ingoa
Ko ….. tōku whānau
7 - Tō Ingoa / Your name
8 - Kupu Whakatepe / Concluding words
In closing, be strong, be brave, be steadfast!
Greetings to each and everyone here.
(You are welcome to remove or use different whakatauki or kīanga in your closing words words above
Nō reira, kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui!
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.
8 - Kupu Whakatepe / Concluding words
