Pasefika Māori Dictionary: Poronēhia

Poronēhia in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is Polynesia in English language.

Polynesia in English language is known as:


Poronēhia (Polynesia) - noun

Poronēhia (phonetic: / Po-row-NAY-Hee-Ah / | ipa:/ ˈPoʊˑroʊˑne̞ːhiˑäˑ / | symbols: / ˈpōrōnāhēä / )

Polynesia is an area of the Pacific Ocean including islands and people identified as Polynesians. Polynesians inhabit various Pacific islands in Polynesia with a shared and/or overlapping cultural traditions, genetic signature and linguistics.

Māori to English Dictionary


English Māori Sāmoan Hawaiʻian Tongan Tahitian Scientific
Humpback Whale Paikea iʻamānu Koholā Tofuaʻa Tohorā Megaptera novaeangliae
European person Pākehā Papālagi Haole Papālagi Popaʻā
Foreigner Pākehā Tagata Fāimai Malihini Muli Rātere
Dolphin Pāpahu Mumua Nai‘a Pungopunga ‘ōu‘a Odontoceti
Papaya Papaia Esi Mīkana Lesi ʻĪʻitā Carica papaya
Crab Pāpaka Paʻa Pāpaʻi Paka Paʻapaʻa Brachyura
Father Pāpara Tamā Makua Kāne Tamai Metua Tāne
Brush Paraihe Palasi Palaki Polosi Porōmu
Jupiter Pareārau Tupualengase Planet
Pacific Ocean Pasifika Pasefika Pākīpika Pasifiki Patitifa
Question Pātai Fesili Nīnau Fehuʻi Uiraʻa
Pumpkin Paukena Maukeni Pala‘ai Hina Mautini Cucurbita pepo
Paint Peita Vali Pena Vali Pēni
Bat (Flying Fox) Pekapeka Peʻa ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Peka ʻIore Pererau Chiroptera
Pen Pene Peni Peni Peni Pēni
Pencil Pene rākau Penitala Penikala Peni Pēni tara
Baby Pēpē Pepe Pēpē Pēpē Pēpe
Febuary Pēpuere Fepuali Pepeluali Fepueli Fepuare
South East Pitonga Saute i Sasaʻe Malani Tonga Hahake Maraʻamu SE 135°
Night Pō Pō Pō Pō Pō
Pig Poaka Puaʻa Puaʻa Puaka Puaʻa Sus scrofa, Sus scrofa domesticus
Hibiscus (Red) Ponga ʻAute Sāmoa Aloalo Kaute ʻAute Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Tree Fern Ponga ʻOliʻolī Hāpuʻu
Polynesia Poronēhia Polenisia Polenekia Pōrīnetia
Post (house, structure) Pou Pou Pou Pou Pou
Flower Puaka Pua Pua Matala Tiare
Book Pukapuka Tusi Puke Faiva Puta

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The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.