The Maori language is called Te Reo Maori.
The Maori storage rooms were called "pataka." These raised storehouses were traditionally used to store food and valuable items, keeping them safe from pests and flooding.
Kai means food in maori
"Pataka" in Maori refers to a traditional raised storehouse or food cupboard used by Maori tribes to store food and valuables.
Maori Pa had storehouses that kept harvested food such as Kumara (sweet potato).
Sunday in Maori is called "Rātapu."
Piu Piu is the name for a so called "maori skirt"
Whare is the general name for a building. There are often modifiers, such as wharenui = big building. But that (common) name does not really translate with the full flavour of meaning. In similar vein, 'house of parliament', or 'Big Ben' does not fully convey all the meanings, and the cultural value of the phrase.
they are called a hut
Yes they did
to get food
In Maori the hull of a canoe is called 'Kohiwi'.