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Story: New Zealand Sign Language

NZSL signs with bilingual translation

Whanaū, Family

Whanaū, Family

Kai, Eat/food

Kai, Eat/food

Moana, Sea

Moana, Sea

Kina, Sea urchin

Kina, Sea urchin

Victoria University of Wellington's online New Zealand Sign Language Dictionary includes English and te reo Māori tanslations of signs.

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Images: Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language

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Rachel McKee, New Zealand Sign Language – Ghost page, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/47337/nzsl-signs-with-bilingual-translation (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Rachel McKee, published 27 August 2020, updated 1 September 2020.