Mihimihi
pepeha
General
Other
karakia
100

Ko Jack toku ingoa

Jack is my name

100

Greetings to everyone

Tēnā koutou katoa

100

Good morning Whaea, I am here

Mōrena whaea, kei konei ahau

100

numbers 1 to 10

tahi, rua, toru, wha, rima, ono, whitu, waru, iwa, tekau

100

first line of the karakia

He honore, he kororia ki te atua

200

Nō Rarotonga, nō Tahiti ōku tīpuna

my ancestors are from Rarotonga and Tahiti

200

Ko Manukau te whanga 

Manukau is the harbour

200

Let us pray

Me karakia tatou

200

translate: ka kite

good bye

200

2nd line of the karakia

He maungarongo ki te whenua

300

I grew up in Mangere

E tipu ake au ki Mangere

300

I te taha o toku mama

No Hamoa ahau

Ko Sina toku mama

On my mums side

I am from Samoa

Sina is my mum

300

informal greeting to 1 or many/ be well

kia ora

300

dining room/ place we eat/ kitchen

and

bed room

whare kai

and 

ruma moe

300

3 line of the karakia

he whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa

400

E noho ana au ki Te Whau

I now live in Blockhouse Bay

400

Ko Jack rāua ko Jill ōku kaumātua

Jack and Jill are my grandparents

400

tēnā koe

formal greeting to 1 person
400

List both maori words we can use for Mt Roskill

Pukewiwi

Puketāpapa

400

deliver 1st two lines of the karakia

He honore he kororia ki te atua

He maungaronga ki te whenuaa

500

Mt Roskill is the mountain that is close to my school

Ko Puketāpapa te maunga e tata ana ki taku kura

500

Ko Bob toku papa

Ko Lola toku mama

Ko Sienna ahau/ au

Bob is my dad

Lola is my mum

I am Sienna 

500

formal greeting to 2 ppl

tēnā kōrua

500

deliver the mihi section/ first 5 lines of your pepeha

ko __ toku ingoa

No ___ oku tipuna

E tipu ake au ki ___

E noho ana au ki ___

tena koutou katoa

500

deliver the first 3 lines of the karakia 

he honore he kororia ki te atua

he maungarongo ki te whenua

he whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa

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