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Maori Translations of Metric and Celsius Terms
The following translations have been accepted as standards by the Metric Advisory Board for use where Maori translations are necessary, with the recommendation that they be confined primarily to cultural situations.
| Unit | Maori Translation | |
| Temperature | degree Celsius | Whakarautanga |
| Length | millimetre | Mirimita |
| centimetre | Hēnimita | |
| Decimetre | Tēhimita | |
| Metre | Mita | |
| Kilometre | Kiromita | |
| Area | Square centimetre | Koea Hēnimita |
| Square metre | Koea Mita | |
| Decare | Tekā | |
| Hectare | Heketā | |
| Volume | Cubic Centimetre | Kūpiki hēnimita |
| Cubic metre | Kūpiki mita | |
| Capacity | Millilitre | Mirirīta |
| Litre | Rita | |
| Weight or Mass | Gram | Karāmu |
| Kilogram | Kirokarāmu | |
| Tonne | Tana | |
| Quantitative Terms | ||
| Temperature | Te Mahana | |
| Length | Te Roa | |
| Area | Te Rahi | |
| Volume | Te Nui | |
| Capacity | Te Kī | |
| Weight or Mass | Te Taumaha | |
| Associated Terms | ||
| Quantity | Te Nui | |
| Unit | Te Ingoa | |
| Symbol | Te Tohu | |
| Relationships | Te Rite |
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