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Vocabulary

Numbers

Maori vocabulary

English translation

tahi, kotahi one
rua two
toru three
whā four
rima five
ono six
whitu seven
waru eight
iwa nine
tekau ten

The pattern for the remaining numbers through to kotahi rau (one hundred) is as follows:

Maori vocabulary

English translation

tekau mā tahi eleven
tekau mā rua twelve
rua tekau twenty
toru tekau thirty
rau hundred
kotahi rau one hundred

Language tip

To count people, add the prefix “toko-″ to the numbers two to nine, for example: tokoono ngā tama (six boys).

Days of the week

Maori vocabulary

English translation

Rāhina Monday
Rātū Tuesday
Rāapa Wednesday
Rāpare Thursday
Rāmere Friday
Rāhoroi Saturday
Rātapu Sunday

Alternatives are:

Maori vocabulary

English translation

Mane Monday
Tūrei Tuesday
Wenerei Wednesday
Tāite Thursday
Paraire Friday
Hātarei Saturday
Months of the year (traditional names)

Maori vocabulary

English translation

Kohi-tātea January
Hui-tanguru February
Poutū-te-rangi March
Paenga-whāwhā April
Haratua May
Pipiri June
Hōngongoi July
Here-turi-kōkā August
Mahuru September
Whiringa-ā-nuku October
Whiringa-ā-rangi November
Hakihea December

Alternatives (transliterations) are:

Maori vocabulary

English translation

Hānuere January
Pēpuere February
Māehe March
Āperira April
Mei May
Hune June
Hūrae July
Ākuhata August
Hepetema September
Oketopa October
Noema November
Tīhema December
The seasons

Maori vocabulary

English translation

kōanga spring
raumati summer
ngāhuru autumn
hōtoke, takurua, makariri winter

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