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Māori word of the day · 25 September
te tina
lunch
Kua rite te tina i te wharekai, haere mai!
Lunch is ready in the dining hall, come on in!
Earlier Māori words
- te tamaiti the child
- te akomanga the classroom
- te wharenui the meeting house
- te kaihautū the leader / director
- māua we two (he/she and I, not you)
- te oranga wellbeing / livelihood / welfare
- te ara the path / route / way
- te huarere the weather
- āwhinatia be helped / be assisted
- te whetū the star
- te parakuihi breakfast
- he whare a house
- te akoranga the lesson / subject / learning
- mōrena good morning
- te marae the marae / communal complex
- te hui the meeting / gathering
- koe you
- te hauora health / total wellbeing
- te haerenga the journey / trip
- te āhuarangi climate / weather pattern
- arohaina be loved / be pitied
- Matariki Matariki / Pleiades star cluster
- te kai the food / the meal
- te whare the house
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