Te Reo

Thank you Whaea Ata and class for teaching us the beautiful karakia

Karakia mo te kai – Prayer for blessing food
Kaikarakia (Leader for Karakia):	Whakapiri o koutou ringa – Bring your hands together Karakia mo te kai – Prayer for food Whakapainga
Koutou katoa (everyone)	e iho, enei kai, Hei oranga mo matou tinana, Whangia o matou wairua, ki te taro o te ora, A ihu karaiti, Amene

ahau, au	I / me
huatahi	only child
kaihana	cousin
kaumātua	elder(s)
kōkā, māmā, whaea	mother, mum
koroua	grandfather
kuia	grandmother
māmā whakaangi	stepmother
mātāmua	eldest child, first born
matua, pāpā	father, dad
mātua	parents
matua kēkē	uncle
matua whāngai	foster parent
mokopuna	grandchild, grandchildren
pāpā whakaangi	stepfather
pōtiki	youngest child, last born
tama	son, boy
tamāhine	daughter
tamaiti	child
tamaiti tāne	young boy
tamaiti whāngai	adopted child
tamariki	children
tāne	husband, man
teina	younger brother of a male younger sister of a female
tipuna, tupuna	ancestor
tīpuna, tūpuna	ancestors
tuahine	sister of a male
tuakana	elder brother of a male, elder sister of a female
tuākana	elder brothers of a male, elder sisters of a female
tungāne	brother of a female
wahine	wife, woman
whaea kēkē	aunt
whānau	family, to be born
whanaunga	relative(s)
whānautanga	birth

Adapted from http://hereoora.tki.org.nz/Unit-plans/Unit-1-Ko-au/Vocabulary