Greetings 2/3

There are two main ways of addressing people:

• When using personal names, 'e' is used before the personal name only if it is a short name with no more than one long vowel or two short vowels, e.g. e Mere, e Pita but if the name is longer, such as Wiremu, or the name is not a Māori name, such as Jessica, the name is not preceded by the word 'e'.
• When using special terms of address, again 'e' is used before terms of address if they have one long vowel or only two short vowels, e.g. e hine. Here are some terms of address:
  
  E hoa - used for a friend
  E kare - used for an intimate friend
  E hine - used for a girl or young woman
  E tama - used for a boy or young man
  E kui - used for an older woman
  E koro - used for an older man

For further explanations and exercises check: Te Kākano p. 2

Mihi atu ki ia tangata (Greet each person).