Te Reo Māori
kei te pukumahi ahau
I am busy
How are you two?
Kei te pēhea kōrua?
Name the kaitiaki of the sea
Tangaroa
what are these called - a hat above a vowel ā ē ī...
a pōtae or a tohu tō
Tūtira mai....
ngā iwi, AUE
Kei te pukumahi koe
you are busy
What is your name?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Ko Tane te kaitiaki o te....
Ngāhere - Forest
what is the plural / s in te arapū māori?
ngā
ka mihi ki te maunga....
maha
E noho ana ahau ki Kōwhai
I live in Leithfield
This is a banana cake.
Ko keke panana tēnei.
A mythical creature sometimes referred to as a monster.
Taniwha
what do pōtae / tohutō do?
elongate the vowel sound - make it longer.
changes the meaning of the word / kupu.
Ko Renee taku kaiako ki te reo māori, ki te ao māori
kōrero - Renee is my teacher of te reo māori, te ao māori
Ko wai tō mahi e hoa
What mahi do you do (friend)
Where are you from?
Nō hea koe?
What is a legend you know of?
maha
spell a kupu that has 3 tohu oro / vowels within it
maha
he aha te mea nui o te ao
he tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata
He/she is fine
How many people are here?
Tokohia ngā tāngata ki kōnei?
He aha ngā ingoa rima o te kāhui whetu o Matariki?
Matariki Waiti Waita Pohutukawa
Tupu-a-rangi Tupu-a-nuku Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Waipuna-a-rangi Ururangi
how many orokati / consonants are in te arapū māori?
10
mā .... mā ..... ka oti ai te mahi
pāngo and whero