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This is a list of kupu (words) that can be used in **drawing and guessing games** like Pictionary, [Skribbl](https://skribbl.io/), [Sketchful](https://sketchful.io/).
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This is a list of kupu (words) that can be used in **drawing and guessing games** like Pictionary, [Skribbl](https://skribbl.io/), [Sketchful](https://sketchful.io/).
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It is aimed at being **beginner-friendly**. Here's how it works:
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| Aotearoa | North Island - now more commonly used as the Māori name for New Zealand |
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| Te Waipounamu | the South Island |
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| Te Ika a Māui | the North Island |
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| tāne | man/men, husband(s)|
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| wahine | woman, wife (wāhine: women, wives) |
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| tāne | man/men, husband(s)|
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| kuīni | queen |
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| kīngi | king |
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| kāinga | home |
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| whare | house, building, residence, dwelling |
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| kura | school |
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| waka | canoe, canoe group, ocean-going vessel |
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| awa | river |
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| maunga | mountain |
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| wai | water |
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| moana | sea |
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| roto | lake |
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| motu | island, country, land |
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| ngahere | forest |
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| rākau | tree |
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| ponga | silver tree fern ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_fern)) |
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| ponga | silver fern / tree fern ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/silver_fern)) |
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| putiputi | flower |
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| āniwaniwa | rainbow |
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| whetū | star(s) |
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| rā | sun |
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| marama | moon |
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| rangi | sky |
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| pō | night |
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| ahi | fire |
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| arero | tongue |
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| ihu | nose |
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| māhunga | hair / head |
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| waewae | foot/feet, leg/legs |
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| tūtae | poo |
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| waiata | song / to sing|
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| pukapuka | book |
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| pōtae | hat |
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| waka rererangi | airplane |
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| aroha | love |
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| taonga | treasured possession or cultural item, anything precious |
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| kai | food |
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| hipi | sheep |
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| kau | cow |
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| heihei | chicken |
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| kiwi | endemic (native) flightless bird with a long beak ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_(bird))) |
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| tuatara | endemic (native) reptile with baggy green-grey skin and spines down the back ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara))|
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| tūī | endemic (native) bird with glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%AB%C4%AB)) |
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| kiwi | endemic (native) flightless bird with a long beak ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kiwi_(bird))) |
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| tuatara | endemic (native) reptile with baggy green-grey skin and spines down the back ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tuatara))|
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| tūī | endemic (native) bird with glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/t%c5%ab%c4%ab)) |
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| ika | fish |
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| kākāpō | endemic (native) flightless, large, green parrot with an owl-like face ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D)) |
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| kākāpō | endemic (native) flightless, large, green parrot with an owl-like face ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/k%c4%81k%c4%81p%c5%8d)) |
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| manu | bird |
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| pūngāwerewere | spider(s) |
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| rāpeti | rabbit |
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| tuna | eel |
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| hōiho | horse |
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| kororā | penguin |
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1. There can be multiple kupu for the same word in English, and not all will be in the table above. Provide your players with this list in case they learnt a different kupu.
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1. Some kupu may have different meanings to different iwi. I've done my best to double check using [MāoriDictionary.co.nz](https://maoridictionary.co.nz). Any errors are my own.
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1. To add words or make corrections, please contribute [via GitHub](https://github.com/nickmalcolm/nickmalcolm.github.com/).
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1. Kupu should be relatively easy to draw and recognise.
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1. Kupu should be relatively easy to draw and recognise.
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1. Avoid kupu that might encourage drawing harmful or inaccurate stereotypes.
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## Copy-pastable list
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Skribble and Sketchful both accept comma-separated lists for their custom rooms. Macrons have been removed.
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Aotearoa, Te Waipounamu, Te Ika a Maui, tane, wahine,
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