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Quiz about Maori Words Every Kiwi Should Know

Maori Words Every Kiwi Should Know Quiz

Most Kiwis (New Zealanders) should be fully aware of the meanings of these Maori words.

A multiple-choice quiz by pearlsnz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pearlsnz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,930

Updated
Jun 04 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Guest 122 (10/10), GoodVibe (3/10), Guest 86 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the collective name of the meeting area where Maori people gather to talk and eat? Hint

Kaik�rero

Koha

Marae

Waiata

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the Maori name for the stomach? Hint

Upoko

Niho

Puku

Toto

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Question 3 of 10

3. What type of dance would the New Zealand All Blacks perform before a rugby game? Hint

Haiku

Kaka

Hula

Haka

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Question 4 of 10

4. When you're in love with someone, which word would you use to express it? Hint

Ihi

Rohe

Noa

Aroha

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does it mean in Maori, to have "Mana"? Hint

Tattoos and piercings

Health and wellbeing

Reputation and influence

Food and water

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the description of somewhere or something that is NOT to be entered or touched? Hint

Tiaki

Tapu

Taonga

Raupatu

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are the people of this land collectively known as? Hint

Iwi

Kaum�tua

Ariki

Ng�i T�tou

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Question 8 of 10

8. To get across a lake, which type of boat would you use in Maori? Hint

Waka

Awa

Wahine

Manga

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Maori word for food? Hint

Kai

Nui

Motu

Pae

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Question 10 of 10

10. What would you say when greeting someone in Maori? Hint

E haere r�

Kia ora

T�n� koutou

Kaki

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the collective name of the meeting area where Maori people gather to talk and eat?

Answer: Marae

"Kaik�rero" is a speaker. "Koha" is a gift or a present. "Waiata" is a song(chant) that follows the speaker. "Marae" is a sacred meeting place, used for celebrations such as funerals, weddings, and tribal reunions.

2. What is the Maori name for the stomach?

Answer: Puku

"Niho" are the teeth. "Toto" is blood. "Upoko" is the head.

3. What type of dance would the New Zealand All Blacks perform before a rugby game?

Answer: Haka

"Haiku" is a form of Japanese poetry. "Hula" is a Hawaiian dance. "Kaka" is a large parrot of New Zealand. "Haka" is dance done with the intent purpose of a challenge.

4. When you're in love with someone, which word would you use to express it?

Answer: Aroha

"Ihi" means, power or authority. "Noa" is safe, not tabooed. "Rohe" is a boundry. "Aroha" is to love, show compassion or tenderness.

5. What does it mean in Maori, to have "Mana"?

Answer: Reputation and influence

"Mana" also means power and authority, but widely used to explain reputation. "My mana is at stake if I rob that bank."

6. What is the description of somewhere or something that is NOT to be entered or touched?

Answer: Tapu

"Tiaki" is to care for. "Taonga" is a treasured possession. "Raupatu" is to confiscate.

7. What are the people of this land collectively known as?

Answer: Iwi

"Ariki" is a person of high inherited rank. "Kaum�tua" are elders. "Ng�i T�tou" refers to every one who is present. "Iwi" means people, or nation. Its modern usage is tribe.

8. To get across a lake, which type of boat would you use in Maori?

Answer: Waka

"Wahine" is a woman. "Awa" is a river. "Manga" is a stream. "Waka" is a canoe, or group of canoes. All "iwi" descend from the crew of a founding "waka".

9. What is the Maori word for food?

Answer: Kai

"Motu" means Island. "Nui" means large or big. "Pae" is a ridge or a range.

10. What would you say when greeting someone in Maori?

Answer: Kia ora

"E haere r�" means goodbye from the person who is staying (not the person leaving), "Tena koutou" is a formal greeting to a large group of people. "Kaki" means nose. "Kia Ora" means hi, or G'day.

Source: Author pearlsnz

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