Natural World = Te Ao Tūroa: Flash Cards
Words for natural features.
Because Māori have a close connection to the land, it's common for there to be multiple words for similar features. I've aimed to use the closest equivalents to English.
include levels:
seamoana
landwhenua
mountainmaunga
islandmotu
hillpuke
lakeroto
cavetomo
harbour/baywhanga
riverawa
waterwai
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| beginner | ||
|---|---|---|
| land | = | whenua |
| mountain | = | maunga |
| hill | = | puke |
| sea | = | moana |
| harbour/bay | = | whanga |
| island | = | motu |
| lake | = | roto |
| river | = | awa |
| water | = | wai |
| cave | = | tomo |
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