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. ♡

[Colleen.pemachoetso]

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

[Chubby_Bunnyk]

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

[etheltacuyan]

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

[ChildEater_]

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?

[BeyondGenerations]

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

[eshaybahr]

Kia Ora Matua! Just realized we have the same profile picture.

[jozz]

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

[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

[jennycollett]

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

[ruamatiu]

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

[shonasharp]

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

[smashdivers]

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

[l.w.j.pendergast]

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

[ukidding]

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