How to introduce yourself in te reo Māori

Learn how to introduce yourself in te reo Māori using our simple format:
1. Your name
2. Where your ancestors come from (if you want to or can)
3. Where you live
A mihi (or mihimihi) is an introduction which can take place at the beginning of a gathering or meeting. It is used to establish links with other people present and let people know who you are, and where you come from. Being able to introduce yourself in te reo Māori is a helpful tool that we can all use and begin to normalise.
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[@shuzennn]

Kia ora! Ko Victoria tōku ingoa. Nō Romania ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Romania.
I love te reo māori so much, it inspires freedom in my heart. ♡

[@Chubby_Bunny2k]

Kia Ora whānau! Ko Melanie tōku ingoa. No Rotorua ōku tipuna. Kei noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau 🎉🎉🎉 Kia Ora

[@Colleen.pemachoetso]

Kia ora, ko Colleen tōku ingoa.
Nō Hong Kong ōku tīpuna.
Kei te noho au ki Sydney. ☺️☺️

[@fredericksamson9430]

Kia ora, ko James toku ingoa, No Cebu oku tipuna, kei te noho au ki sydney!

[@jacquelynelkington5915]

Miharo! I like this format because it acknowledges the ancestral lands reflecting the diverse community in which I live. Tena koe, tena korua, a, tena tatou katoa. Tauke!

[@vinhthanhnguyen]

This guy has the swag

[@evelynteisi2031]

Ka rawe!

[@etheltacuyan4835]

The presenter on this video is great however as a beginner learning Maori its hard to follow the fast pace information without much explanation.

Thanks for your feedback! We have a pronunciation breakdown and audio bytes on our website for further learning. www.reomaori.co.nz/learn-your-mihi

[@QueSirDilla]

Ko Batugar tōku ingoa, nō Mongolia ōku tīpuna, Kei te noho au ki America

[@TheLaughingDove]

Hey, what do I do if where I come from is... Kind of complicated? I was born in south Africa in a place that is now called Polokwane, but my ancestry is very unclear (white, but I don't know much other than there's a lot of Irish, some English REALLY far back, and some Boer, but also my estranged family sometimes talked about family members maybe having other heritage, but... They're all coastal south Africans, it could be anything, and I don't know if it's in my line. Ancestry data for that part of the world is terrible, so I wouldn't be able to use a DNA test and get a reliable answer even if I wanted that invasion of privacy). My family immigrated to Sydney, but then to Brisbane. Which parts of the this would be the relevant ones?

[@Beyond3Generations]

Ko Victoria toku ingao. No Ghana oku tip una. Kei te noho au ki Rotorua.

[@jozz7061]

As a pakeha New Zealander, is it safe to say I’m from Aotearoa, or should I say Ireland/England?

[@user-oh4yd5uh4e]

It dosen´t matter what you say as the nativs will still blame you for colonizing their country and blame you for all of their troubles and hardships.

[@jennycollett5930]

This is such a great video - but it seems not to play properly? The picture doesn't load anymore for me anyway.

[@DazzaBurns22]

I had the same issue when I first put the video on. I clicked the little cog settings icon on the video and the display was set to 480, so I changed it to 1080HD and it worked right away :)

[@quranreader7616]

thank you very match

[@crusoeward1372]

you can't spell

[@Pacificblueboy]

🧡💙💛❤️ Ngā mihi mō tō mihi e hoa!

[@ruamatiu9117]

Ko Rua toku ingoa, no tautoro me te teko Oku tipuna, kei te noho ahau ki Allawah I roto a poihakena

[@lesjermangratis]

Ko Dwi toku ingoa
No Java, Indonesia oku tipuna
Kei te noho au ki Konstanz, Tiamana
Mauruuru koe
He whanau nui matou no Austronesian

[@mazayashah213]

Eyyy I’m Indonesian too

[@opal5138]

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[@smashdivers]

Kia ora ko Jason toku ingoa
Nō kahungunu me Tainui ōku tīpuna
Kei te noho au ki ngati kahungunu ki Heretaunga

[@shonasharp1141]

so I am Shona from Taupo, how would I introduce myself in Reo Maori please?

Following this format: Ko Shona tōku ingoa. Nō Taupō ōku tīpuna.

[@outthereslaying]

Well shona from taupo, a good start would have been to watch the video instead of just commenting you hua

[@opal5138]

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[@l.w.j.pendergast6756]

Kia ora.
Ko Linus toku ingua.
No Germany oku tipona.
Kei te noho ahau ki Germany.
Ae, tena koe

[@Brahd79]

Tu meke

[@ukidding]

Ko Joe toku ingoa. No Matangirau oku tipuna. No Dubrovnic ko Peretania oku tipuna. Kei te noho ahau ki Korea. Tena Koe.

[@9224732373]

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