🗣️ Te Reo Nature Words
Ngā Kupu Taiao
Learn these Te Reo Māori words for nature and the environment!
Wāhi
Place
Whenua
Land
Rākau
Tree / Plant
Manu
Bird
Ngāngara
Insect
Wai
Water
Rā
Sun
Kaitiaki
Guardian / Caretaker
Tiaki
To care for / To protect
Taiao
Environment / Nature
Practise Saying These Words!
Try saying each word out loud. Practice with a friend or whānau member.
Curriculum alignment
- Pāhekoheko — Practices: He aha te kupu Māori/Pākehā mō [word]?
- Pāhekoheko — Practices: Ki ahau nei, he mea nui te ako i te reo Māori i ngā kura katoa.
- Pāhekoheko — Practices: E ai ki a Wiremu, me ako te katoa i te reo Māori ki te kura.
- Pāhekoheko — Practices: reo Māori A tōna wā.
- Pāhekoheko — Practices: Rā whānau!