Pronunciation
Pronounce the short and long Maori vowels
5 short a, e, i , o, u; 5 long ā, ē, ī, ō, ū
The Maori Alphabet has how may letters?
15
Count from 1-9 in te reo Maori
tahi, rua, toru, whā, tims, ono, whitu, waru, iwa
Months in Maori is?
Ngā Marama
The Land of the long White Cloud in Maori
Aotearoa
Pronounce the 8 Oro kati used in the Maori Language
H, K, M, N, P, R, T, W
Te Reo Maori has how many vowels?
10 - 5 short and 5 long
Count from 80 to 90 in te reo maori
waru tekau mā tahi, waru tekau mā rua, waru tekau mā toru, waru tekau mā whā, waru tekau mā rima, waru tekau mā ono, waru tekau mā whitu, waru tekau mā waru, waru tekau mā iwa, iwa tekau
Lunar months in the Maori calendar start from when?
June - Hune / Pipiri
Palmerston North in Maori is?
Papaioea
Pronounce four Maori words that have the ng and wh sounds in them
Ngati, nga, whānau, whā
The Maori alphabet has how many consonants?
8 - H, K, M, N, P, R, T, W
2022
Rua mano rua tekau mā rua
Gregorain months means? And start from which month?
Transliterations of English words
Start from January - hanuere / Kohi-tātea
What is the Maori name for the Wairoa River?
Hōpūpū Hōnengenenge Mātangi Rau
Pronounce as many kūoro that you can think of for a, e, i, o, u
A ha ka ma na pa ra ta wa nga wha
E he ke me ne pe re te we nge whe
i hi ki mi ni pi ri ti wi ngi whi
O ho ko mo no po ro to wo ngo who
U hu ku mu nu pu ru tu wu ngu whu
Oro Rua means in English? Give an example
Dipthongs, when two vowels run together to make one sound. eg ae, au
Translate to Maori - And, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Millions
Mā, Tekau, Rau, Mano, Miriona
Say at least four of the months in Maori using Gregorian transliteration
Hanuere, Pepuere, Maehe, Aperira, Mei, Hune, Hurae, Akuhata, Hepetema, Oketopa, Noema, Tihema
Maori named places after what?
features eg landscapes, islands, rivers
Used descriptive words like nui or roa
Pronounce these diphthongs and give a maori kupu example - ae = marae, oe, ei, ia
oe - moe, ei - tēnei, ia - Kia ora
Pū Rua means in English? Give an example
whā miriona, rua rau rima tekau ma ono mano, rua rau tekau
Say at least six of the lunar months in Maori
Kohi-tātea, Hui-tanguru, Poutū te rangi, Paenga whāwhā, Haratua, Pipiri, Hōngongoi, Here-turi-kōkā, Mahuru, Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whringa-ā-rangi, Hakihea
What is the longest place name in the world?
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu