ahau, au - I / me

huatahi - only child

kaihana - cousin

kaumātua - elder(s)

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

Ko Wai te ...?

(Who is the...?)

Ko wai to ...?

(who is your...?)