whānau
waiata
numbers
pepeha
greetings/farewells
100

he aha te kupu maori mo mum/ aunt

whāea/ māmā

100

sing the first line of our school waiata Ko te Kāreti o Pukewīwī

Ko te Kaareti o Pukewīwī

100

kotahi te aporo

1 apple

100

on my mums side, Im from the south island

I te taha ō tōku mama, nō te Waipounamu ahau

100

tēnā koe

hello to one person
200

he aha te kupu maori mo beloved/ lover/ partner

ipo

200

what is the name of our school marae mentioned in our school waiata

Te Ringa Āwhina Marae

200

wha tekau ma iwa ngā poi

49 poi

200

Waimirirangi and Wiremu are my grandparents

Ko Waimirirangi rāua ko Wireum ōku kaumātua

200
pō mārie

good night

300

he aha te kupu maori mo sister (of a brother) or female cousins

tuāhine

300

What is the name of the harbour mentioned in our school waiata?

Ko te Manukau te whanga

300

3 girls

tokotoru ngā kōtiro

300

Ko Te Aupōuri, Ko Te Rarawa ōku iwi

Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa are my tribes/ people

300

farewell (they are staying)

e noho rā

400

he aha te kupu maori mo nephew/ neice

irāmutu

400

What is the name of the maunga mentioned in our waiata?

Ko Puketaapapa te maunga

400

tekau ma wha ōna tau

he/ she is 14 years old

400

E tipu ake au ki Whangārei

E noho ana au ki Puketāpapa

I grew up in Whangarei

I live in Mt Roskill

400

farewell (they are leaving)

haere rā

500

what is the plural of matua (parent)

mātua

500

as a roopu - stand and sing with actions our school waiata

Ko te Kaareti o Pukewiwi

Ko Puketaapapa te maunga

Ko te Manukau te whanga

Powhiritia, Haere mai

Ki te Ringa Awhina marae

500

my ancestors arrived in NZ in the year 1840

I tae mai oku tipuna ki Aotearoa i te tau kotahi mano, waru rau, tekau ma wha.

500

Tokoiwa ngā mātua keke, Ko Rāwiri te mataamua

Ko Hēnare pōtiki, Ko Mikaere te tua wha

Ko Mikaere tōku pāpā

9 uncles, Rāwiri is the eldest

Hēnare is the youngest, Mikaere is 4th

Mikaere is my dad

500

Ahiahi mārie Matua, kei konei ahau

Good afternoon sir, I am here

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