Matai Explained

Matai may refer to:

Geography

• Matai (Maucatar), a city and suco in East Timor
• Matai, Egypt, a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt
• Matai, Tanzania, a town and administrative seat of Kalambo District, Tanzania
• Matai, New Zealand, a locality in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand
• Matai, West Coast, a locality in the Grey District of New Zealand
• Matai River, in Odisha and West Bengal states of India

Plants

• Prumnopitys taxifolia (mataī), a tree endemic to New Zealand
• Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut

People

• Jakub Matai (born 1993), Czech ice hockey winger
• Steve Matai (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player
• Matai Smith (born 1977), New Zealand television presenter

Other uses

• HMNZS Matai (T01), a Royal New Zealand Navy ship
• Matai, a chief in the fa'amatai system of the Samoa Islands

See also

• Mattai (disambiguation)