| He Kupu | He paku whakamārama |
| tahi | one |
| rua | two |
| toru | three |
| whā | four |
| rima | five |
| ono | six |
| whitu | seven |
| waru | eight |
| iwa | nine |
| tekau | ten |
| rau | hundred |
| mano | thousand |
| e | word which precedes numbers 2-9 when counting objects |
| tua- | prefix to numbers 1-9 to create ordinal numbers: first, second, third etc. |
| toko- | prefix to numbers 2-9 when counting people |