Routine:
He aha te ra? Raapa 3 o Hongongoi
He aha te huarere? Kei te whiti te ra
Kei te pehea koe? Kei te pai ngenge
Maori Names :
These Maori names have been ‘borrowed’ from English names and you may be able to recognise them.
Try to do them yourself first, before checking on the Internet (Maori Dictionary, Google Translate)
Clues: All Maori words end in a vowel.
The Maori alphabet is only 15 letters, so some English letters are used more than once
In Maori no S, Z, J often substituted to H
L becomes R V becomes W
B becomes P C becomes K
D becomes T
G becomes K
Eg: Maria – Maria Ruka – Luke
Method: Control x from third column, Control v into middle column.
When finished, delete the empty column.
| Mikaere | Michael | Yes |
| Hamuera | Samuel | Yes |
| Keita | Kate | Yes |
| Ripeka | Rebecca | Yes |
| Hori | George | Yes |
| Anahera | Annabelle | No – Angela |
| Tiaki | Jack | Yes |
| Kerehama | Graham | Yes |
| Arapeta | Robert | No – Albert |
| Ropata | Albert | No – Robert |
| Tipene | Stephen | Yes |
| Arapera | Angela | No – Anabella |
| Hemi | Rachel | No – James |
| Ihapere | Susan | I.D.K |
| Huria | Julia | Yes |
| Rahera | Sarah | No – Rachel |
| Pare | Polly | Yes |
| Akuhata | August | Yes |
| Hereni | Helen | Yes |
| Rahera | Edward | No – Sarah |
| Piripi | Louise | No – Philip |
| Tamati, Tame | Thomas | Yes |
| Eru, Eruera | Isabella | No – Edward |
| Huhana | Philip | No – Susan |
| Ruiha | James | No – Louise |