white – mā
red – whero
orange – karaka
yellow – kowhai
green – kakariki
blue – kikorangi
purple – waiporoporo
pink – mawhero
brown – kiwiki
grey – pangu/mangu
rainbow – uenuku
He Aha? – what?
Te Tae? – The colour (one)
Ngaa Tae – The Colours (more then one)
He aha te Tae? — What is the colour?
He aha Ngā Tae? — What are the colours?
He kakariki te Tae. — The color is green.
He kakariki he kikorangi Ngā Tae, — The colours are green and blue.