Body Parts In Te Reo Māori Ngā Wāhanga o te Tinana

As my flashcard programme doesn’t recognize macrons I have double any vowels where a macron should appear to help with pronunciation.  Remember, don’t change the sound of the vowel just hold on to the syllable that it appears in for a bit longer.

 

  • tongue
    arero
  • moustache
    hurungutu
  • nose
    ihu
  • eyelash
    kamo(kamo) / hurikaikamo
  • face
    kanohi (East - konohi)
  • eye(s)
    karu / whatu
  • chin
    kauae
  • eyelid
    kimo(kimo) / kamo
  • head
    maahunga / uupoko
  • eyebrow
    nana / tukemata
  • lip(s)
    ngutu
  • teeth
    niho
  • beard (or sometimes moustache)
    paahua / paihau
  • cheek
    paapaaringa
  • nostril
    pongaaihu
  • forehead
    rae
  • ear
    taringa
  • eyebrow
    tukemata / nana
  • mouth
    waha
  • arm/hand
    ringa(ringa)
  • palm (of the hand)
    kapunga
  • wrist
    kawititanga
  • upper arm
    kikopuku
  • forearm
    kikowhiti
  • finger / toe
    matimati
  • shoulder
    pokohiwi
  • elbow
    tuke / whatianga
  • big toe & thumb
    koonui / toonui
  • index finger
    kooroa / kororoa / takoroa
  • middle finger
    maapere / tMroa
  • ring finger
    mnawa
  • little finger
    kooiti / tooiti
  • fingernail / toenail
    maikuku
  • knuckle
    monamona
  • calf (muscle)
    ateate
  • sole of the foot
    kapukapu
  • thigh
    kuuwh / kuuhaa
  • knee
    pona / turi
  • ankle
    raparapa / whatiianga raparapa
  • heel
    rekereke
  • shin
    taahau / taa
  • "leg, foot"
    waewae
  • "waist, hips"
    hope
  • "body hair, feathers"
    huruhuru
  • "mole, freckle"
    ira
  • neck
    kakii
  • hair
    maahunga / makawe
  • "stomach, belly"
    puku
  • back
    tuaraa
  • chest
    uma
  • liver
    ate
  • bone
    kooiwi
  • "womb,uterus"
    koopuu
  • throat
    korokoro
  • heart
    manawa
  • collarbone
    paemanu
  • rib
    rara
  • brain
    roro
  • blood
    toto
  • Body parts fall in to the __ category?
    oo
  • wash your hands
    horoi oo ringaringa
  • my tummy is full
    kua kii tooku puku
  • where is your tummy?
    kei hea too puku?
  • my tummy is big
    kua nui tooku puku
  • my ears hurt
    kei te mamae ooku taringa
  • poke your tongue out
    whootero to arero

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