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Countries of the world in Māori

Below is the list of the Māori names of 249 countries, territories, and areas of geographical interest. The names are arranged alphabetically according to each country's English name.

Some of the names are direct adaptations of the English names or endonyms—such as Kānata for Canada and Nipono for Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nihon or Nippon). Others may reflect the characteristics or perceived essence of the country—like Wīwī for France, which is derived from the French word oui meaning "yes".

Note that appropriate Māori terminology and naming conventions for global toponyms continue to develop through consultation and the work of Māori language experts.

Country names in te reo Māori

Countries and regions in Māori (Māori names of countries and territories)

Countries and regions in Māori (Māori names of countries and territories)
EnglishMāori
AfghanistanĀwhekenetāna
Åland IslandsNgā Moutere Ōrana
AlbaniaArapeinia
AlgeriaAratiria
American SamoaHāmoa Amerikana
AndorraĀnatōra
AngolaAnakora
AnguillaĀnakuira
AntarcticaWhenua-a-Tio
Antigua and BarbudaMoutere Nehe me Papura
ArgentinaĀketina
ArmeniaĀmenia
ArubaArupa
AustraliaAhitereiria
AustriaAteria
AzerbaijanAtepaihānia
BahamasPāhama
BahrainPāreina
BangladeshPākaratēhi
BarbadosPāpatohe
BelarusPērara
BelgiumPehiamu
BelizePērihi
BeninPēnina
BermudaPāmura
BhutanPutāna
BoliviaPoriwia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaPonē, Hato Utatahe me Hapa
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPōngia-Herekōmina
BotswanaPoriwana
Bouvet IslandMotu Puwei
BrazilParīhi
British Indian Ocean TerritoryRohe Peretania o te Moana Iniani
British Virgin IslandsNgā Motu Puhi o Piritene
BruneiPoronai
BulgariaPurukāria
Burkina FasoPekina Whaho
BurundiPuruniti
CambodiaKamapōtia
CameroonKamarūna
CanadaKānata
Cape VerdeTe Kūrae Matomato
Cayman IslandsNgā Moutere Keimana
Central African RepublicTe Puku o Āwherika
ChadKāta
ChileHiri
ChinaHaina
Christmas IslandMotu Kirhimete
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNgā Motu o Koko
ColombiaKoromōpia
ComorosKomorohi
Cook IslandsKūku Airani
Costa RicaKoto Rika
Côte d'IvoireTe Tai Rei
CroatiaKoroātia
CubaKiupa
CuraçaoKurahao
CyprusHaipara
CzechiaTe Whenua Tīeke
Democratic Republic of the CongoTe Whenua o Kōngo
DenmarkTenemāka
DjiboutiTipūti
DominicaTominika
Dominican RepublicTe Whenua Tominika
EcuadorEkuatoa
EgyptĪhipa
El SalvadorTe Whakaora
Equatorial GuineaKini Ekuatoria
EritreaEritēria
EstoniaEtonia
EswatiniWarerangi
EthiopiaEtiopia
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Ngā Motu o Whokarangi
Faroe IslandsNgā Motu o Wharo
Federated States of MicronesiaMaikoronihia
FijiWhītī
FinlandWhinarana
FranceWīwī
French GuianaKiana o Wīwī
French PolynesiaPorinihia Wīwī
French Southern TerritoriesNgā Rohe o Wīwī o te Tonga
GabonKāpona
GambiaKamopia
GeorgiaHōria
GermanyTiamani
GhanaKāna
GibraltarKāmaka
GreeceKirihi
GreenlandKirīnirangi
GrenadaKerenāra
GuadeloupeKuarerupe
GuamKuamu
GuatemalaKuatamāra
GuernseyKōnihi
GuineaKini
Guinea-BissauKini Pihō
GuyanaKaiana
HaitiHaiti
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsMotu o Hētame Ngā Motu o Makitānara
HondurasHonotura
Hong KongHongipua
HungaryHanekari
IcelandTiorangi
IndiaĪnia
IndonesiaInitonīhia
IranIrāna
IraqIrāki
IrelandAirangi
Isle of ManMotu o Tāne
IsraelIharaira
ItalyItari
JamaicaHamaika
JapanHapani
JerseyHēhi
JordanHōrano
KazakhstanKatatānga
KenyaKēnia
KiribatiKiripati
KuwaitKūweiti
KyrgyzstanKehitāna
LaosRāoho
LatviaRāwhia
LebanonRepanona
LesothoTeroto
LiberiaRaipiri
LibyaRīpia
LiechtensteinRīkeneteina
LithuaniaRituānia
LuxembourgRakapuō
MacaoMakao
MadagascarMarakāhia
MalawiMarāwi
MalaysiaMarēhia
MaldivesMaratīwi
MaliMāri
MaltaMārata
Marshall IslandsNgā Moutere Māhara
MartiniqueMātiniki
MauritaniaMauritānia
MauritiusMarihi
MayotteMaiote
MexicoMēhiko
MoldovaMorotouwa
MonacoManako
MongoliaMongōria
MontenegroMonotenīkoro
MontserratManetera
MoroccoMarako
MozambiqueMohapiki
Myanmar (Burma)Maiāma (Pēma)
NamibiaNamīpia
NauruNauru
NepalNepōra
NetherlandsHōrana
New CaledoniaKanaki
New ZealandAotearoa
NicaraguaNikarāhua
NigerNgāika
NigeriaNgāitiria
NiueNiue
Norfolk IslandTe Moutere Nōpoke
North KoreaKōrea-ki-te-raki
North MacedoniaMakerōnia
Northern Mariana IslandsNgā Motu Mariana
NorwayNōwei
OmanOmāna
PakistanPakitāne
PalauPārau
PalestineParihitini
PanamaPanamā
Papua New GuineaPapua Nūkini
ParaguayParakai
PeruPerū
PhilippinesPiripīni
PitcairnNgā Motu o Pitikēne
PolandPōrana
PortugalPotukara
Puerto RicoPeta Riko
QatarKatā
Republic of the CongoKongo
RéunionReuniona
RomaniaRomeinia
RussiaRuhia
RwandaRāwana
Saint BarthélemyHato Pāteremi
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaHato Hērena, Aheniona me Tirihitana tā Kūna
Saint Kitts and NevisHato Kere me Newihi
Saint LuciaHato Rūiha
Saint MartinHato Matene
Saint Pierre and MiquelonHato Pētera me Mikarona
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHato Wēneti me Ngā Kerenarīna
SamoaHāmoa
San MarinoHato Marino
São Tomé and PríncipeHao Tome me Pirihipe
Saudi ArabiaHauti Arāpia
SenegalHenekara
SerbiaHēpia
SeychellesHeikere
Sierra LeoneTe Araone
SingaporeHingapoa
Sint MaartenHato Mātene Hōrana
SlovakiaHorowākia
SloveniaHorowinia
Solomon IslandsNgā Motu Horomona
SomaliaHūmārie
South AfricaAwherika ki te Tonga
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsHōria ki te Tonga me Ngā Motu Hanawiti
South KoreaKōrea-ki-te-tonga
South SudanHūtāne ki te Tonga
SpainPeina
Sri LankaHīraka
SudanHūtāne
SurinameHurināme
Svalbard and Jan MayenHirapāri me Hana Māia
SwedenHuītene
SwitzerlandHuiterangi
SyriaHiria
TaiwanTaiwana
TajikistanTahikitāna
TanzaniaTānahia
ThailandTairana
Timor-LesteTimorete
TogoToko
TokelauTokerau
TongaTonga
Trinidad and TobagoTirinaki-Tōpako
TunisiaTūnihia
TurkeyTākei
TurkmenistanTukumanatānga
Turks and Caicos IslandsNgā Motu Koru-Kākoa
TuvaluTūwaru
UgandaUkānga
UkraineŪkareinga
United Arab EmiratesTe Kotahitanga o ngā Whenua Ārapi
United KingdomKīngitanga Kotahi
United StatesAmerika
United States Minor Outlying IslandsNgā Motu Ririki o Waho o Te Hononga o Amerika
United States Virgin IslandsNgā Motu Puhi o te Hononga o Amerika
UruguayUrukoi
UzbekistanUhipeketane
VanuatuWhenuātū
Vatican CityPoho o Pita
VenezuelaWenehūera
VietnamWitināma
Wallis and FutunaMotu Wārihi Whutuna
Western SaharaHahāra ki te Uru
YemenĪemene
ZambiaTāmipia
ZimbabweTimuwawe

A

  • Afghanistan Āwhekenetāna
  • Åland Islands Ngā Moutere Ōrana
  • Albania Arapeinia
  • Algeria Aratiria
  • American Samoa Hāmoa Amerikana
  • Andorra Ānatōra
  • Angola Anakora
  • Anguilla Ānakuira
  • Antarctica Whenua-a-Tio
  • Antigua and Barbuda Moutere Nehe me Papura
  • Argentina Āketina
  • Armenia Āmenia
  • Aruba Arupa
  • Australia Ahitereiria
  • Austria Ateria
  • Azerbaijan Atepaihānia

B

  • Bahamas Pāhama
  • Bahrain Pāreina
  • Bangladesh Pākaratēhi
  • Barbados Pāpatohe
  • Belarus Pērara
  • Belgium Pehiamu
  • Belize Pērihi
  • Benin Pēnina
  • Bermuda Pāmura
  • Bhutan Putāna
  • Bolivia Poriwia
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Ponē, Hato Utatahe me Hapa
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Pōngia-Herekōmina
  • Botswana Poriwana
  • Bouvet Island Motu Puwei
  • Brazil Parīhi
  • British Indian Ocean Territory Rohe Peretania o te Moana Iniani
  • British Virgin Islands Ngā Motu Puhi o Piritene
  • Brunei Poronai
  • Bulgaria Purukāria
  • Burkina Faso Pekina Whaho
  • Burundi Puruniti

C

  • Cambodia Kamapōtia
  • Cameroon Kamarūna
  • Canada Kānata
  • Cape Verde Te Kūrae Matomato
  • Cayman Islands Ngā Moutere Keimana
  • Central African Republic Te Puku o Āwherika
  • Chad Kāta
  • Chile Hiri
  • China Haina
  • Christmas Island Motu Kirhimete
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands Ngā Motu o Koko
  • Colombia Koromōpia
  • Comoros Komorohi
  • Cook Islands Kūku Airani
  • Costa Rica Koto Rika
  • Côte d'Ivoire Te Tai Rei
  • Croatia Koroātia
  • Cuba Kiupa
  • Curaçao Kurahao
  • Cyprus Haipara
  • Czechia Te Whenua Tīeke

D

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Te Whenua o Kōngo
  • Denmark Tenemāka
  • Djibouti Tipūti
  • Dominica Tominika
  • Dominican Republic Te Whenua Tominika

E

  • Ecuador Ekuatoa
  • Egypt Īhipa
  • El Salvador Te Whakaora
  • Equatorial Guinea Kini Ekuatoria
  • Eritrea Eritēria
  • Estonia Etonia
  • Eswatini Warerangi
  • Ethiopia Etiopia

F

  • Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Ngā Motu o Whokarangi
  • Faroe Islands Ngā Motu o Wharo
  • Federated States of Micronesia Maikoronihia
  • Fiji Whītī
  • Finland Whinarana
  • France Wīwī
  • French Guiana Kiana o Wīwī
  • French Polynesia Porinihia Wīwī
  • French Southern Territories Ngā Rohe o Wīwī o te Tonga

G

  • Gabon Kāpona
  • Gambia Kamopia
  • Georgia Hōria
  • Germany Tiamani
  • Ghana Kāna
  • Gibraltar Kāmaka
  • Greece Kirihi
  • Greenland Kirīnirangi
  • Grenada Kerenāra
  • Guadeloupe Kuarerupe
  • Guam Kuamu
  • Guatemala Kuatamāra
  • Guernsey Kōnihi
  • Guinea Kini
  • Guinea-Bissau Kini Pihō
  • Guyana Kaiana

H

  • Haiti Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands Motu o Hētame Ngā Motu o Makitānara
  • Honduras Honotura
  • Hong Kong Hongipua
  • Hungary Hanekari

I

  • Iceland Tiorangi
  • India Īnia
  • Indonesia Initonīhia
  • Iran Irāna
  • Iraq Irāki
  • Ireland Airangi
  • Isle of Man Motu o Tāne
  • Israel Iharaira
  • Italy Itari

J

  • Jamaica Hamaika
  • Japan Hapani
  • Jersey Hēhi
  • Jordan Hōrano

K

  • Kazakhstan Katatānga
  • Kenya Kēnia
  • Kiribati Kiripati
  • Kuwait Kūweiti
  • Kyrgyzstan Kehitāna

L

  • Laos Rāoho
  • Latvia Rāwhia
  • Lebanon Repanona
  • Lesotho Teroto
  • Liberia Raipiri
  • Libya Rīpia
  • Liechtenstein Rīkeneteina
  • Lithuania Rituānia
  • Luxembourg Rakapuō

M

  • Macao Makao
  • Madagascar Marakāhia
  • Malawi Marāwi
  • Malaysia Marēhia
  • Maldives Maratīwi
  • Mali Māri
  • Malta Mārata
  • Marshall Islands Ngā Moutere Māhara
  • Martinique Mātiniki
  • Mauritania Mauritānia
  • Mauritius Marihi
  • Mayotte Maiote
  • Mexico Mēhiko
  • Moldova Morotouwa
  • Monaco Manako
  • Mongolia Mongōria
  • Montenegro Monotenīkoro
  • Montserrat Manetera
  • Morocco Marako
  • Mozambique Mohapiki
  • Myanmar (Burma) Maiāma (Pēma)

N

  • Namibia Namīpia
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Nepal Nepōra
  • Netherlands Hōrana
  • New Caledonia Kanaki
  • New Zealand Aotearoa
  • Nicaragua Nikarāhua
  • Niger Ngāika
  • Nigeria Ngāitiria
  • Niue Niue
  • Norfolk Island Te Moutere Nōpoke
  • North Korea Kōrea-ki-te-raki
  • North Macedonia Makerōnia
  • Northern Mariana Islands Ngā Motu Mariana
  • Norway Nōwei

O

  • Oman Omāna

P

  • Pakistan Pakitāne
  • Palau Pārau
  • Palestine Parihitini
  • Panama Panamā
  • Papua New Guinea Papua Nūkini
  • Paraguay Parakai
  • Peru Perū
  • Philippines Piripīni
  • Pitcairn Ngā Motu o Pitikēne
  • Poland Pōrana
  • Portugal Potukara
  • Puerto Rico Peta Riko

Q

  • Qatar Katā

R

  • Republic of the Congo Kongo
  • Réunion Reuniona
  • Romania Romeinia
  • Russia Ruhia
  • Rwanda Rāwana

S

  • Saint Barthélemy Hato Pāteremi
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Hato Hērena, Aheniona me Tirihitana tā Kūna
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Hato Kere me Newihi
  • Saint Lucia Hato Rūiha
  • Saint Martin Hato Matene
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon Hato Pētera me Mikarona
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hato Wēneti me Ngā Kerenarīna
  • Samoa Hāmoa
  • San Marino Hato Marino
  • São Tomé and Príncipe Hao Tome me Pirihipe
  • Saudi Arabia Hauti Arāpia
  • Senegal Henekara
  • Serbia Hēpia
  • Seychelles Heikere
  • Sierra Leone Te Araone
  • Singapore Hingapoa
  • Sint Maarten Hato Mātene Hōrana
  • Slovakia Horowākia
  • Slovenia Horowinia
  • Solomon Islands Ngā Motu Horomona
  • Somalia Hūmārie
  • South Africa Awherika ki te Tonga
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Hōria ki te Tonga me Ngā Motu Hanawiti
  • South Korea Kōrea-ki-te-tonga
  • South Sudan Hūtāne ki te Tonga
  • Spain Peina
  • Sri Lanka Hīraka
  • Sudan Hūtāne
  • Suriname Hurināme
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen Hirapāri me Hana Māia
  • Sweden Huītene
  • Switzerland Huiterangi
  • Syria Hiria

T

  • Taiwan Taiwana
  • Tajikistan Tahikitāna
  • Tanzania Tānahia
  • Thailand Tairana
  • Timor-Leste Timorete
  • Togo Toko
  • Tokelau Tokerau
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago Tirinaki-Tōpako
  • Tunisia Tūnihia
  • Turkey Tākei
  • Turkmenistan Tukumanatānga
  • Turks and Caicos Islands Ngā Motu Koru-Kākoa
  • Tuvalu Tūwaru

U

  • Uganda Ukānga
  • Ukraine Ūkareinga
  • United Arab Emirates Te Kotahitanga o ngā Whenua Ārapi
  • United Kingdom Kīngitanga Kotahi
  • United States Amerika
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands Ngā Motu Ririki o Waho o Te Hononga o Amerika
  • United States Virgin Islands Ngā Motu Puhi o te Hononga o Amerika
  • Uruguay Urukoi
  • Uzbekistan Uhipeketane

V

  • Vanuatu Whenuātū
  • Vatican City Poho o Pita
  • Venezuela Wenehūera
  • Vietnam Witināma

W

  • Wallis and Futuna Motu Wārihi Whutuna
  • Western Sahara Hahāra ki te Uru

Y

  • Yemen Īemene

Z

  • Zambia Tāmipia
  • Zimbabwe Timuwawe

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