Maori Alphabet

We learnt the maori alphabet and translated people's names from maori to english.

First names we learnt are Irihapeti, Hakopa, Kararaina, Tarati which are Elizabeth, Jacob, Caroline and Dorothy.

Next we had to choose three names in maori and give them last names like colours of other names. Example: Hariata(Hariott) Kakariki(green), Anahera(Angela) Ma(White) and Hakopa(Jacob) Parauri(brown.)

Lastly we wrote our names in maori, my name is Keira but in maori is Keirā.

I thought this activity was easy because some of the names sound like the maori word for it.

Prepresitions

I learnt how to say prepositions.

First, I learnt prepositions. "Kei runga ki te kutikuti," which means "above the scissors".

Then, I learnt maui and matou. Maui means (left) and matou means (right)

Lastly we learnt how to say Roto (in) and Waho (out)
Next time, I need to practice my maui and matou because I go the wrong direction.

Maori Under and Over

We learnt how to say over (runga) and under (raro) in maori.

First we learnt a sentence to say if something is runga (over) or raro (under). Kei ... i te pukapuka.

Next we learnt how to ask where something is. Kei hea te pukapuka.

Lastly we learnt how to say if something is here wich is anei.

I liked learning how to say if something is over or under something.

Maori Sentence

I learnt how to tell someone to pass something in Te Reo.

First I revised what I learnt last week Tene(here) Tena(there) and Tera(over there).

Next I learnt a sentence thats tells someone to pass something to their left or right Hoatu te Aporo ki te taha maui or Tika (pass that apple to your left). 

I thought it was interesting learning a question in Te Reo.

Prepositions

 I learnt three preprositions.

The first Preprosition I learnt was tenei. tenei means here.

The second preprosition I learnt was tena. tena means there.

The last preprosition I learnt was tera. tera means over there.

I think preprositions are easy to learn and can help you tell posotions.

Te Whanau Raukura

 Raukura

     Plan

• Visitors

• Reply

• Simon Says

They were as loud as an elephant. Today we went to the hall because there were visitors that came to do a performance for the school. First it was quiet, but then once they came in it was VERY loud. One of them was saying some words in Māori, another person was blowing into a conch shell. They came to tell us some facts about how the Māori people dance, have fun, and get ready for battle all in one. They also showed us a weapon that the Māori people used.

After they finished doing their performances we sang He Honore in return for their amazing performance. Then the Kapa haka boys did the All Black haka. Then they turned around so we could see them do the All Black haka.

Then we went outside and played ‘Simon Says’ in Māori with room 4 because we still had 30 more minutes before lunch time. The winners were Matheus and Riley. Then we played again because we had 15 more minutes left. It was a hard game to play, but it was fun.

After we finished playing ‘Simon Says’ in Māori, the guy who taught us how to play showed us a weapon that the Māori people used to attack. It was bitty, but it had a sharp end on it. It was kind of like a hook that you would use to catch fish. It was made out of wood.

I liked the performance a lot. Even if I couldn’t understand some of the Māori words that they said, it was really cool. I might even join the kapa haka group next year. 

We had a special visit this week. Read all about it here.

     

Te Reo - Names

 Maori Names: Toru

He aha te rā? He aha te huarere? Kei te pēhea koe?

Try these on your own first - use the clues given.

Raniera	Daniel
Maaka	Mark
Hana	Hannah
Katarina	Catherine
Paora	Paul
Ani	Annie
Ihaka	Isaac
Makareta	Margaret
Rona	Lorna
Arana	Allan
Matiu	Matthew
Kataraina	Caroline
Heni, Heeni	Jane
Mere	Mary
Kewene	Kevin
Ana	Anna
Matene	Martin
Hune	June
Tarati	Dorothy
Hone	John

This week we looked at another set of Māori names.

Te Reo - Volcanoes

Auckland Volcanoes Maori Names

English:	Maori:
Mt St John	Te Kopuke, Tītikopuke
Motutapu	Te Motu-tapu-o-Tinirau
Mt Richmond	Otahuhu
One Tree Hill	Maungakiekie
Mt Eden	Maungawhau
Mangere Mountain	Te Pane-o-Mataoho
Mt Smart	Rarotonga
Wiri Mountain	Matukutūruru
Rangitoto	Te Rangi-I totongia- te-ihu a Tamatekapua
Mount Albert	Owairaka
Mt Roskill	Puketāpapa, Pukewiwi
Mt Wellington	Maungarei
Mt Taylor	Taurere

This week we did Te Reo Māori. We researched volcanoes in Auckland and learnt the māori names of the volcanoes.

Te Reo - Names

 Maori Names: Rua

Eg: Maria - Maria Ruka - Luke

Pita	Peter
Anaru	Andrew
Emere	Emily
Rawiri	David
Hakopa	Jacob
Miriama	Miriam
Timoti	Timothy
Wiremu	William
Nikora	Nicholas
Amiria	Amelia
Kuini	Queenie
Piripi -	Philip
Haimona	Simon
Akenehi	Agnes
Wikitoria	Victoria
Hera	Sarah
Irihapeti	Elizabeth
Pati	Patricia
Huriana	Julieann
Warena	Warren
Hare	Harry

 

This weeks activity.

Māori Place Names

 

This week we have been learning the meanings of New Zealand place names and locating them on a map. 

Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori

 

Here are some facts we found out about Māori Language Week.

Wharenui

 

This was our Te Reo task. We needed to draw & label the parts of a wharenui.

Tahi, Rua, Tahi

Trey and Keira from Kiri Kirkpatrick on Vimeo.

We have been learning to count forwards and backwards in Te Reo to tekau. This is an action chant.

Welcome Keira