NAVIGATE TE REO MĀORI ON NGĀKOPA

Supporting understanding
of key terms, concepts
and kupu Māori

Kupu Māori | Māori word	English translation
Ahumahi	Industry
Aitanga a Mahaki	Māori iwi based in the Tūranga district
Aotearoa	Māori name for New Zealand
Awhi	Support, embrace
Hapori	Community
Ingoa	Name
Iwi	Tribe
Kaiārahi rangahau	Research lead
Kairangahau	Researcher
Kaitaia	A place name in Te Tai Tokerau, North Island of Aotearoa meaning ‘food destroyed by floods’
Kaitiaki	Guardian, steward, protector
Karakia	To recite ritual chants, say grace, pray, recite a prayer, chant.
Kaupapa	Initiative, purpose, project, approach
Kōrero	Conversation, discussion, narrative
Mahi	To work, do, perform, make, accomplish, practise
Mahia	A place name in North Island of Aotearoa on the east coast, meaning the ‘indistinct sound’ or ‘scrofulous swelling’
Mahi tahi	To work together, collaborate, cooperate.
Mana	Authority, prestige, influence
Mana whenua	Territorial rights, power from the land, authority over land or territory, jurisdiction over land or territory
Manaaki / Manaakitanga	Care, hospitality, support
Manukau	A place name in North Island of Aotearoa in Tāmaki Mākaurau meaning the ‘wading bird’
Māori	Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa
Mātauranga Māori	Māori knowledge, Māori knowledge systems
Mita	Dialect
Mō mātou	About us
Muriwhenua	Māori iwi based in Te Tai Tokerau (consisting of six key iwi)
Ō mātou hoa	Our partners
Ngā karahipi	Scholarships
Ngākopa	To leap, spring forward.  In pūrākau – place of creativity (used here as the ingoa for this kaupapa)
Ngā mihi	Thank you
Ngāpuhi	Māori iwi based in Te Tai Tokerau – specifically the Hokianga, Bay of Islands and Whangarei
Ngāti Awa	Māori iwi based in the eastern Bay of Plenty rohe
Ngāti Kahu	Māori iwi based in Te Tai Tokerau (connected to Muriwhenua)
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa	Māori iwi based in the Hawke’s Bay rohe
Ngāti Maniapoto	Māori iwi based in the Waikato-Waitomo rohe
Ngāti Tahu – Ngāti Whaoa	Māori iwi based between the Rotorua lakes and Lake Taupō rohe
Ngāti Tuwharetoa	Māori iwi based in central North Island near Lake Taupō
Nau mai, haere mai	Welcome
Nekeneke	To move gradually, move about, manoeuvre
Pānui	To announce, notify, advertise, publish, proclaim, public notice (in our case – newsletter), announcement, poster, proclamation
Papakupu	Glossary
Pātai	Question
Pou Tātaki	Pou – to erect, establish, post, support, pillar. Tātaki – to lead, conduct.
Pūrākau	Traditional narrative, origin story
Puta mai	To appear, come into view, escape, get out, go out, exit, get clear, survive, born.
Rangahau	Research
Rauemi	Resource
Rohe	Boundary, district, region, territory, area, border (of land)
Rongo	News
Rongomaiwahine	Māori iwi based in the east coast – Mahia Peninsula
Rongowhakaata	Māori iwi based in the Tūranga rohe
Rōpū	Group, collective
Rotorua	A place name in North Island of Aotearoa meaning ‘second lake’
Taiao	Natural environment
Tāmaki Mākaurau	Auckland. A place name in North Island meaning ‘Tāmaki – desired by many’.
Taonga	Treasure, anything prized – applied to anything considered to be of value
Taupō	A place name in North Island of Aotearoa which is a shortened version of Taupō-nui-a-Tia meaning the ‘great clock of Tia.
Tautoko	Support, advocate, uphold
Te ao Māori	The Māori world
Te ao marama	The world of light
Te Aupōuri	Māori iwi in Te Tai Tokerau, north of Kaitaia  (connected to Muriwhenua)
Te kore	Realm of potential being, the void
Te pō	Darkness and night
Te Rarawa	Māori iwi in Te Tai Tokerau (connected to Muriwhenua)
Te reo Māori	The Māori language
Te Tai Tokerau	Northland. A place name in North Island of Aotearoa meaning the ‘the north coast’.
Te Waiohua	Māori iwi based in the Tāmaki Mākaurau rohe (connected to Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Te Rori)
Te Whatu Ora	Ingoa of the primary publicly funded healthcare system of Aotearoa meaning ‘the weaving of wellness’
Tikanga	Correct procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner, rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice, convention, protocol
Tikiake mai	Come download, to download
Tīmatanga	Beginning, starting, introduction, start, commencement.
Tūhara mai	Come explore, discover, investigate
Tūhono mai	Come connect, unite
Tūranga	Gisborne. A place name in North Island of Aotearoa short for Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa meaning ‘the great standing place of Kiwa’
Tohu	Sign, mark, symbol, emblem, token, qualification, cue, symptom, proof, directions, company, landmark, distinguishing feature, signature.
Waikato	A place in North Island of Aotearoa meaning ‘flowing water’ or specifically ‘the pull of the river current in the sea’
Waikato-Tainui	Māori iwi based in Manukau (where HERA is located)
Wairua	Spirit, soul – spirit of a person which exists beyond death. It is the non-physical spirit, distinct from the body and the mauri.
Wānanga	Deep discussion, learning forum
Whakaaro	Thought, idea, perspective
Whakamānawa	Acknowledgement, to bless, honour, venerate.
Whakapapa	Genealogy, layered connections, relational foundations
Whakarongo mai	Come listen
Whakauru mai	Come enter, apply, enrol, sign up
Whare	House, building, residence, dwelling, shed, hut, habitation.