Vocab

Let's review the new words we learnt this week.

Tārere - is a word for a ...?

 

Maruia and Mahina are friends. What word describes this?

 

Angela is John's granddaughter. Angela is his ...?

 

In English we say baby, in te reo Māori we say ...?

 

Whānau means family or extended family. It also means ...?

 

Ray, Rangi and Maruia are playing in the park. Mahina comes along the path towards them. How would she greet them all?

 

Maruia is of Nga Puhi descent. She greets Ray and Rangi using the northern dialect. What does she say?

 

Can meanings of words change by adding macrons over vowels?

 

Whānau is an important concept in Māori society?

 

When at the marae and looking for the men's room, what word would you expect to see?

 

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