Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Māori Language Week at the University of Waikato. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Let's make the Māori language strong.

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Join the University of Waikato and the rest of Aotearoa as we usher in Te Wiki o te reo Māori

A full week that is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating Aotearoa's unique and only indigenous language. With celebrations taking place in both our Tauranga Moana and Kirikiriroa campus, we invite one and all to sign up and get involved!

Greetings

Select (click/tap) the word to hear the sound.

Tēnā koe

Hello (to 1 person)

Tēnā kōrua

Hello (to 2 people)

Tēnā koutou

Hello (to more than 2 people)

Kia ora

Hi / Thank you

Ngā mihi

Greetings

Mōrena

Good morning

Ata marie

Good morning

Ngā mihi o te pō

Goodnight

Farewells

Select (click/tap) the words to hear the sound.

Haere rā

Goodbye (to someone leaving)

E noho rā

Goodbye (to someone staying)

Hei kōna rā

See you later

Ka kite anō

See you again

Māori pronounciation basics, common phrases + University Waiata