WorksheetsTe Reo Māori Words - People and their groups
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does "iwi" mean?
Elders; senior people in a kin group
People, nation or tribe; bones
clan, tribe, sub-tribe; pregnant
a term for everyone present -- 'we all'
What does "whāngai" mean?
extended family
kin, relatives
ancestor
fostered or adopted child
Which word means "kin, relatives"?
tama
tāne
whanaunga
whānau
Who is Bonnie's tāne?
Arthur
Brandon
Annie
Carl
Who is Arthur's wahine?
Annie
Emily
Dawn
Bonnie
Who is Cindy's tamāhine?
Annie
Bonnie
Emily
Dawn
Who is Dylan's tuakana?
David
Carl
Brandon
Arthur
Who is Dawn's tungāne?
Arthur
David
Carl
Brandon
Who is Erwin's tuahine?
Cindy
Emily
Bonnie
Dawn
Who are the kaumātua of this family?
Emily + Erwin
Carl + Bonnie
Arthur + Annie
Brandon + Cindy
Pākehā means people of British/European origin living in New Zealand. Is pākehā an insult?
Yes
No
Waka doesn't only mean canoe, it also means canoe group. A canoe group consists of:
Tāne and wāhine
iwi and hapū
tuahine and tungāne
whānau and whāngai
What does "ariki" mean?
elders, senior people
male or female of high inherited rank from senior line of descendant
person of chiefly rank, boss, owner
ancestor
