Ngā Tau-Numbers
Tell me how old you are in Māori?
Tekau mā tahi - 11
Tekau mā rua - 12
How do you say yellow in Māori?
Kōwhai
What is a porowhita?
Circle!
He aha te kupu Māori mō head?
What is the Māori word for head?
Māhunga, upoko
What is the Māori word for Christchurch?
Ōtautahi
Tell me how many ākonga are present today in Māori
Let's count together!
What do you get if you mix kōwhai and kikorangi together?
Kākāriki
What does the word 'tapa' mean from Tapatoru?
Side
Tapatoru - 3 sides
How many taringa do you have?
You have 2 ears (usually)
Name 3 days of the week in Māori
Rāhine/Mane, Rātu/Turei, Rāapa/Wenerei, Rāpare/Taite, Rāmere/Paraire, Rāhoroi/Hatarei, Rātapu
What is whā tekau mā ono + rima in Māori?
Rima tekau mā tahi (51)
True or false, the word for the colour 'orange' and the fruit 'orange' are different in Māori
True
karaka - orange colour
ārani - orange fruit
What is the difference between a tapawhā rite and a tapawhā hāngai?
Tapawhā rite = square ( 4 sides the same)
Tapawhā hāngai = rectangle
How many matimati do you have?
You have 20 matimati - fingers and toes
What is a rorohiko?
A computer/laptop/chromebook
How would I say this year (2025) in Māori?
Rua mano, rua tekau mā rima
Tell me a medal colour in Māori
Hiriwa - silver
What is the difference between how we say the word for '7' and how we say the word for 'star'
Whitu = 7 (sounds more like fit-u)
Whetū = star (f-ear-tuu)
Which of these is NOT a body part?
Rae, kanohi, ruru, kakī
Ruru - owl
Rae-forehead, kanohi-face, kakī-neck
Who are Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
Ranginui = sky father
Papatūānuku = earth mother
How do you say 35,467,941 in Māori?
Name all the colours in the rainbow in order in Māori
(red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple)
Whero, Karaka, Kōwhai, Kākāriki, kikorangi, kahurangi, poroporo
What are two shapes (in Māori) which could describe the shape of the moon?
Porowhita - full moon
Pewa - crescent
Please sing the reo Māori version of 'head, shoulders, knees and toes" including the face!
Hint - in English it's actually head, shoulders, stomach, hips, legs
Māhunga, pakihiwi, puku, hope, waewae
Taringa, whatu, ihu, waha e
What are our 4 school values and what do they mean?
Mana - respect/pride
Ako - learning together
Tūrangawaewae - belonging
Whanaungatanga - Positive relationships