Days, Months and Seasons in Te Reo Māori
Practice how many days, months and seasons you know in te reo Māori with these flashcards.
This flashcard plugin won’t allow for macrons so I’ve used the old way of doubling the vowel instead to signal that you need to hold it longer when saying the word.
There are other words for the seasons etc but I have used those that seem most commonly used.
Also, it’s important to remember that the traditional lunar months don’t coincide exactly with the months on the Gregorian calendar so they are really just approximations, eg. Ākuhata isn’t exactly the same as August.
- The seasonsNgaa tau
- WinterHootoke
- WinterMakariri
- JUNEHUNE / PIRIPI
- June - traditional meaningPiripi - to huddle together
- June is the final harvest time of ...kuumara
- JULYHUURAE / HOO-NGO-NGOI
- July traditional meaningHoo-ngo-ngoi - To sit close to a fire
- AUGUSTAAKUHATA / HERE-TURI-KOO-KAA
- August traditional meaningHereturikookaa - Must stay close to a fire
- Mid-august is the beginning of ...whitebait season
- When the Kowhai blooms Aug/Sept it's time to ...get ready to plant the kumara
- SpringKOOANGA
- Spring meaningKOOANGA - to dig with a k_ (kind of hoe)
- SEPTEMBERHEPETEMA / MAHURU
- What to plant after the last frostKamokamo
- OCTOBEROKETOPA / WHIRINGA-AA-NUKU
- October traditional meaningRefers to the beauty of the earth.
- NOVEMBERNOEMA / WIRINGA-AA-RANGI
- November traditional meaningRefers to the beauty of the sky.
- SummerRaumati
- DECEMBERTIIHEMA / HAKIHEA
- December flower & harvestPohutukawa & Kamokamo
- JANUARYHAANUERE / KOHITAATEA
- January traditional meaningGathering of summer fruits
- FEBRUARYPEEPUERE / HUITANGURU
- February traditional meaningTanguru = green chafer beetles from the forest
- AutumnNgahuru
- Autumn traditional meaning10 ie. tenth month
- MARCHMAAEHE / POU-TUU-TE-RANGI
- March traditional meaningNamed for the star Altair
- The star Altair signals harvest timefor many crops including the first kumara
- Migrating to the sea in March are ...ngaa tuna (eels)
- APRILAAPEREIRA / PAENGA-WHAA-WHAA
- April traditional meaningTaro and kumara harvest time
- MAYMEI / HARATUA
- May traditional meaningTo rest
- May is the time to store ...harvested crops
- May is the time to plant ...bulbs and citrus trees
- month/ moonmarama
- Maaori Lunar Calendarmaramataka
- the days of the weekngaa raa o te wiki
- MONDAYMANE / RAAHINA
- TUESDAYTUUREI / RAATUU
- WEDNESDAYWENEREI / RAAAPA
- THURSDAYTAAITE / RAAMERE
- FRIDAYPARAIRE / RAAPARE
- SATURDAYHAATEREI / RAAHOROI
- SUNDAYRAATAPU
