General
Category: General
| Māori word | English | Explanation | History |
| tauira | student | example | tauira is used as 'student' and or 'example' |
| whare | house | building | |
| kai | food | ||
| ahau | me | ||
| koe | you | ||
| kōrua | you two (excluding speaker) | ||
| koutou | you three or more (excluding speaker) | ||
| mātou | we three or more (including the speaker) | ||
| māua | we two (including the speaker) | ||
| tātou | we three or more (including the speaker) | ||
| tāua | you and I (including the speaker) | ||
| rāua | them two (excluding the speaker and the listener) | ||
| rātou | them three or more (excluding the speaker and listener) | ||
| Tūka waka | Carpark | A place to position waka | |
| ako | to learn , to study | ||
| whakaako | to teach | ||
| kaiwhakaako | educator | ||
| Pātaka Kai | Cafe | Cafe in Waimarie | This name references the bountiful food in Te Waihora, Lake Ellesmere |
| karahipi | scholarship | ||
| pukapuka | book | ||
| tatau | door | ||
| matapihi | window | ||
| taari | office | ||
| maka | faculty | manga | |
| ipuraki | internet | ipurangi | |
| whāraki | page | whārangi | |
| ratoka | service | ratonga | |
| āwhina | support, assist | ||
| rakahau | research | rangahau |