MIHI
St Patrick’s mihi template
Year one
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year two and three whakapapa Māori
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)
Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe) Only if Maori
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year two and three whakapapa Pākehā
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)
Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your second name)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year four whakapapa Māori
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)
Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)
Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)
Ko …………….. te matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. te whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your full name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year four whakapapa Pākehā
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)
Ko …………….. te matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. te whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your second name)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year five whakapapa Māori
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)
Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)
Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year five whakapapa Pākehā
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your family name)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year six whakapapa Māori
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)
Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)
Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)
Ko …………….. te waka (the canoe)
Ko …………….. te tangata (your person - head of tribe on original waka)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)
Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your school)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year six whakapapa Pākehā
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your second name)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your school)
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year seven whakapapa Māori
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)
Ko …………….. te waka (your person - head of tribe on original waka)
Ko …………….. te tangata (your person - head of tribe on original waka)
Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)
Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)
Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your School)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā, nō reira
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year seven whakapapa Pākehā
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your family name)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)
Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)
Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your School)
Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā, nō reira
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year eight whakapapa Māori
Kia ora koutou katoa
He honore, he kororia ki te atua
He maungarongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)
Ko …………….. te waka (your canoe)
Ko …………….. te tangata (your person - head of tribe on original waka)
Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)
Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)
Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your school)
Inaianei e noho ana ahau ki ………………………... (town or suburb where you live now)
Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā
Nō reira
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa
Year eight whakapapa Pākehā
He honore, he kororia ki te atua
He maungarongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa
Kia ora koutou katoa
Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)
Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)
Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)
Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)
Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)
Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)
Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)
Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)
Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your family name)
Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)
Inaianei e noho ana ahau ki ………………………... (town or suburb where you live now)
Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your School)
Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā
Nō reira
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa