Auraki - Wk 2, Wh 1

What Māori word is defined as

1. (verb) (-tia) to recite ritual chants, say grace, pray, recite a prayer, chant.

2. (noun) incantation, ritual chant, chant, intoned incantation,

• Karanga

• Mōrena

• Kura

• Karakia

What is the missing kupu Māori (Māori word) ?

_________ mai i runga

_________ mai i raro

_________ mai i roto

_________ mai i waho

• Karakia

• Tāiki ē

• Tūtawa

• Tūrei

Tika, Teka rānei?

True or False?

It is important to learn te reo Māori at school to ensure that the language survives.

• Tika! True, a language can become extinct so learning and speaking a language can keep it alive.

• Teka! False, we learn to reo Māori at school so we don't have to do other subjects we don't really like.

Tika, Teka rānei?

True or False?

The English language is an official language of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

• Tika! True. It is spoken everyday by 95% of the population.

• Teka! False. Te reo Māori (1987) and NZ Sign Language (2006) are the two official languages, despite te reo Māori being spoken by only 4.1% and NZ Sign spoken by 0.5% of the population.

Thinking about the karakia we use at the end of the day;

the missing word in this phrase

Ka whakairia te ________

is

• tapu

• tūtawa

• karakia

• tauera

Unscramble this common phrase, a greeting, that we can use every day

aiKoar

Unscramble this word -

akiraak

(hint: we can use it to start or end the day)

Have you been paying attention during the notices?

Ākonga

means

• student, learner

• teacher

• prayer

• Hello (a greeting)

Have you been paying attention during the notices?

āmaimai

means

• excited, keen

• nervous, anxious

• teacher

• confident, bold

Have you been paying attention during the notices?

e mea ana koe

means

• Amazing! Fabulous!

• Try again

• Give it a go

• You bet! You said it!