Kupu of the Week | Leamington School

Maori Kupu of the week

At Leamington School we are all on a learning journey to increase our knowledge of Te Reo Māori. Part of this includes the learning of key vocabulary each week, we call this learning 'Kupu of the Week'.

Below are some of the key words we are learning this term. We hope you will use these words in a variety of ways throughout your day in order to strengthen your knowledge of Te Reo Maori.

ahau, au	I / me
huatahi	only child
kaihana	cousin
kaumātua	elder(s)
kōkā, māmā, whaea	mother, mum
koroua	grandfather
kuia	grandmother
māmā whakaangi	stepmother
mātāmua	eldest child, first born
matua, pāpā	father, dad
mātua	parents
matua kēkē	uncle
matua whāngai	foster parent
mokopuna	grandchild, grandchildren
pāpā whakaangi	stepfather
pōtiki	youngest child, last born
tama	son, boy
tamāhine	daughter
tamaiti	child
tamaiti tāne	young boy
tamaiti whāngai	adopted child
tamariki	children
tāne	husband, man
teina	younger brother of a male younger sister of a female
tipuna, tupuna	ancestor
tīpuna, tūpuna	ancestors
tuahine	sister of a male
tuakana	elder brother of a male, elder sister of a female
tuākana	elder brothers of a male, elder sisters of a female
tungāne	brother of a female
wahine	wife, woman
whaea kēkē	aunt
whānau	family, to be born
whanaunga	relative(s)
whānautanga	birth

Some Creative ways to use these words are.....

Make a card memory game with English words on one card and Maori words on the other,
Use these words when you greet people or introduce your family to others e.g. This is my whanau.
Play a matching game with word cards such as snap or fish,
Draw pictures and label these with the Maori and English vocabulary,
Learn your pepeha and include as many of these as you can,
Make a matching game on your iPad using poplet or Pic collage.

Tell your teacher if you have any other creative ideas for us to learn these words that we could share with other Leamington Learners.

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