Vocabulary of Tahitian (Reo Tahiti)

Nouns, definite articles

1.    mother           metua vahine, te metua vahine
2.    father           metua tāne, te metua tāne
3.    sister           tua’ana, te tua’ana


I aroha mai te Atua i to te ao, e ua tae roa i te horoa mai i ta ’na Tamaiti
fanau tahi, ia ore ia pohe te faaroo ia ’na ra, ia roaa râ te ora mure ore.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           pape, te pape
2.    fire           auahi, te auahi
3.    sun           mahāna, te mahāna


Ho mai i te maa e au ia matou i teie nei mahana.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           mīmī, te mīmī
2.    dog           ’urī, te ’urī
3.    horse           pua’arehenua, te pua’arehenua


Te haamataraa o te evanelia o te Tamaiti a te Atua ra o Iesu Mesia.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           ’uo’uo
2.    black           ’ere’ere
3.    red           ’ute’ute

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