tena koutou

/ ˈtənɑː ˈkɒuːtɒuː /

interjection

1. a Māori greeting to two or more people

Word History and Origins

Origin of tena koutou¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Tena koutou; or, Tenara ko koutou—The Maori form of salutation, equivalent to our "How do you do?"

From Project Gutenberg

I stepped into the circle formed by my new friends, and had just commenced a tena koutou, when a breeze of wind came sighing along the hill-top.

From Project Gutenberg

Tena koutou; or Tenara ko koutou—The Maori form of salutation, equivalent to our "How do you do?"

From Project Gutenberg

I stepped into the circle formed by my new friends, and had just commenced a tena koutou, when a breeze of wind came sighing along the hill-top; my friend nodded again, and his cloak blew to one side.

From Project Gutenberg