| Kupu | Brief description |
| hoa | friend |
| rā | day |
| pukapuka | book |
| katoa | all |
| kaiako | teacher |
| tauira | student |
| mōhio(tia) | know |
| mātauranga | knowledge, understanding, education |
| tika | to be right, correct, straight, in order |
| ako(na) | learn, teach |
| whakarongo | listen |
| pānui(tia) | to read, a notice |
| wānanga | place of higher learning |
| kura | school |
| pātai(tia) | question, to ask a question |
| whakamārama(tia) | to explain |
| tākaro(hia) | play |
| whai (whāia) | to follow, to chase, to pursue |
| uru | to enter, to go into |
| wāhanga | part, portion, section/ chapter, episode |
| tatari / tāria | wait |