The following table lists the Māori names of 249 countries, territories, and areas of geographical interest. The names are listed in alphabetical order by the country's English name.
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English | Māori |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Te Whenua o Kōngo |
Denmark | Tenemāka |
Djibouti | Tipūti |
Dominica | Tominika |
Dominican Republic | Te Whenua Tominika |
Ecuador | Ekuatoa |
Egypt | Īhipa |
El Salvador | Te Whakaora |
Equatorial Guinea | Kini Ekuatoria |
Eritrea | Eritēria |
Estonia | Etonia |
Eswatini | Warerangi |
Ethiopia | Etiopia |
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 |
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 |
Haiti | Haiti |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Motu o Hētame Ngā Motu o Makitānara |
Honduras | Honotura |
Hong Kong | Hongipua |
Hungary | Hanekari |
Iceland | Tiorangi |
India | Īnia |
Indonesia | Initonīhia |
Iran | Irāna |
Iraq | Irāki |
Ireland | Airangi |
Isle of Man | Motu o Tāne |
Israel | Iharaira |
Italy | Itari |
Jamaica | Hamaika |
Japan | Hapani |
Jersey | Hēhi |
Jordan | Hōrano |
Kazakhstan | Katatānga |
Kenya | Kēnia |
Kiribati | Kiripati |
Kuwait | Kūweiti |
Kyrgyzstan | Kehitāna |
Laos | Rāoho |
Latvia | Rāwhia |
Lebanon | Repanona |
Lesotho | Teroto |
Liberia | Raipiri |
Libya | Rīpia |
Liechtenstein | Rīkeneteina |
Lithuania | Rituānia |
Luxembourg | Rakapuō |
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) |
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 |
Oman | Omāna |
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 |
Qatar | Katā |
Republic of the Congo | Kongo |
Réunion | Reuniona |
Romania | Romeinia |
Russia | Ruhia |
Rwanda | Rāwana |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Vanuatu | Whenuātū |
Vatican City | Poho o Pita |
Venezuela | Wenehūera |
Vietnam | Witināma |
Wallis and Futuna | Motu Wārihi Whutuna |
Western Sahara | Hahāra ki te Uru |
Yemen | Īemene |
Zambia | Tāmipia |
Zimbabwe | Timuwawe |
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