Writing the date in Māori

This is the BEST way to write the date in Māori

e.g. (Monday) (the) (24th day) (of) (February) (2014)

(Rāhina) (te) (tuarua tekau ma whā o ngā rā) (ō) (Hui-tanguru) (rua mano tekau ma whā)

Days of the week

Rāhina - Monday

Rātu - Tuesday

Rāapa - Wednesday

Rāpare - Thursday

Rāmere - Friday

If you wish to shorten it, you may also use:

(Rāhina) (24) (o) (Hui-tanguru) (2014)

Months of the year

Kohi-tātea - January

Hui-tanguru - February

Poutū-te-rangi - March

Paenga-whāwhā - April

Haratua - May

Pipiri - June

Hōngongoi - July

Here-turi-kōkā - August

Mahuru - September

Whiringa-ā-nuku - October

Whiringa-ā-rangi - November

Hakihea - December

Dates - Numbers

tahi - 1

rua - 2

toru - 3

whā - 4

rima - 5

ono - 6

whitu - 7

waru - 8

iwa - 9

tekau - 10

takau ma tahi - 11

tekau ma rua - 12

tekau ma toru - 13

tekau ma whā - 14

tekau ma rima - 15

tekau ma ono - 16

tekau ma whitu - 17

tekau ma waru - 18

tekau ma iwa - 19

rua tekau - 20

rua takau ma tahi - 21

rua tekau ma rua - 22

rua tekau ma toru - 23

rua tekau ma whā - 24

rua tekau ma rima - 25

rua tekau ma ono - 26

rua tekau ma whitu - 27

rua tekau ma waru - 28

rua tekau ma iwa - 29

toru tekau - 30

toru tekau ma tahi - 31

Year:

2014 - rua mano tekau ma wha

rua (2)

mano (thousand)

tekau ma wha (ten and four - fourteen)