Whakapapa words Flashcards
Learning vocabulary about whānau members (30 cards)
1
Q
tāne
A
husband, male
2
Q
wahine
A
wife, woman
3
Q
teina
A
younger sibling (of the same gender)
4
Q
mātua
A
parents
5
Q
kaumātua
A
grandparents
6
Q
tuahine
A
sister (of a male)
7
Q
tuāhine
A
sisters (of a male)
8
Q
tuakana
A
older sibling (of the same gender)
9
Q
tuākana
A
older siblings (of the same gender)
10
Q
pēpi
A
baby
11
Q
mokopuna
A
grandchild
12
Q
tungane
A
brother (of a female)
13
Q
tungāne
A
brothers (of a female)
14
Q
kotiro
A
girl
15
Q
tamāhine
A
daughter
16
Q
matua / pāpā
A
father
17
Q
koro / koroua
A
grandfather
18
Q
tamariki
A
children
19
Q
whaea / māmā
A
mother
20
Q
tamaiti
A
child
21
Q
mātāmua
A
oldest of the family
22
Q
pōtiki
A
youngest of the family
23
Q
kuia
A
grandmother
24
Q
whānau
A
family
25
tama
son, boy
26
te
the (singular)
27
ngā
the (plural)
28
rāua ko
joining names together
29
o te
of the
30
Ko
used before a name
