Pasefika Māori Dictionary: Whare

Whare in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is House in English language.

House in English language is known as:


Whare (House) - noun

Whare (phonetic: / Whah-ray / | ipa:/ ˈWhäre̞ / | symbols: / ˈWhärā / )

Whare is a word in Māori language meaning a house or structue.

“Whare” in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is translated to “Fale” in Sāmoan language, “Hale” in Hawaiʻian language, “Fale” in Tongan language and/or “Whare” in Tahitian language to identify a house or structure.

“Whare” in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is also translated to “ʻAre” in Te reo Ipukarea language (Rarotonga, Aitutaki).

Fale Sāmoa painting by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Fale Sāmoa painting. 2024. oil on canvas, 48" x 60" (121.9cm x 152.4cm).

Fale Sāmoa painting by Jon Apisa

Māori to English Dictionary


English Māori Sāmoan Hawaiʻian Tongan Tahitian Scientific
Mouth Waha Gutu Waha Ngutu Vaha
Woman Wahine Fafine Wahine Fefine Vahine
Water Wai Vai Wai Vai Vai H₂O or Oxidane
Canoe Waka Vaʻa Waʻa Pōpao Vaʻa
Double Hull Canoe Waka Unua ʻAlia Waʻa kaulua Kalia Vaʻa tāʻie tauati
Forest Wao Vao Ulu lā‘au Vao Ururā‘au
Eight Waru Valu ʻEwalu Valu Vau
Four Wha Fa ʻEha Fa Maha
X-ray Whakaahua roto Fāʻata Nānā i loko o ke kino Fakaʻata Hohoʻa rātio
Abolish Whakakāhore Faʻaʻuma Hoʻopau Fakaʻauha Faʻaʻore
Genealogy Whakapapa Gafa Kū‘auhau Hohoko ‘Aufau fēti‘i
Listen Whakarongo Faʻalogo Hoʻolohe, Hoʻolono Fakafanongo Faʻaroʻo
Birth Whānau Fānau Hānau Fanauʻi Fānau Parturition
Family Whānau ʻĀiga Ohana Kāinga Fetiʻi
Bay Whanga Faga Hana Kōmaki ʻŌʻoʻa
Page Whārangi Itūlau ‘Ao‘ao Peesi ‘Api parau
Building Whare Fale Hale Fale Fare
Structure Whare Fale Hale Fale Fare
House Whare Fale Hale Fale Fare
Octopus Wheke Feʻe Heʻe Feke Feʻe Octopus Cyanea
Land Whenua Fanua ʻĀina Fonua Fenua
Star Whetū Fetū Hōkū Fetuʻu Fetiʻa
Seven Whitu Fitu ʻEhiku Fitu Hitu
Week Wiki Vāiaso Pule Uike Hepetoma

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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.