Te Reo is a remarkably beautiful language, and one about which,
unfortunately, I know very little. Here is a sampling of some
common Maori words. The links at the bottom will provide you
more information.
: cloud
: Land of the Long White Cloud (one of several translations)
: love and affection
:god
: river, valley
: welcome
: farewell
: a dance and chants performed by the men
: a Maori feast where the food is cooked/steamed in an earth
oven
: wind
: legendary homeland of the Maori
: good; well done
: food
: good luck
: to chat, to speak in Maori
: prestige
: bird
: mountain
: sea or lake
: tattoo
: island, or anything that is isolated
: fortified village
: foreigner, white person, European
: night
: spring of water
: sky
: lake
: two; e.g., Rotorua: two lakes
: sacred
: one's own turf
: retribution war. water
: spirit
: bay, stretch of water, inlet
: house
: land