Kīwaha

What is a kīwaha?

• Metaphor

• Short phrase or idiom

• Repetition

• Synonym

Koia tēnei te (a)   , (b)   tētahi āhua!

• otinga
• haramai

Mahi (a)   ana koe, e (b)   .

• tika
• koro

​ (a)   wai i ​ (b)   teka kua mate te ​ (c)   Māori?

• Nā
• poka
• reo

Translate this kīwaha and the context it is used

Nā wai i poka teka kua mate te reo Māori?

• Who said that te reo Māori has no benefit?

• Who said that te reo Māori has died?

• Who said that we need te reo Māori?

• Who said that te reo Māori has no purpose?

Translate this kīwaha and the context it is used:

Mahi tika ana koe, e koro!

• The right work, boy!

• Working correctly, old man!

• Awesome, boy!

• Not good enough, boy!

Translate this kīwaha and the context it is used:

Koia tēnei ko te otinga, haramai tētahi āhua!

• This is the beginning of the journey!

• This is the final, bring your A game!

• This is only the beginning!

• This is the end and man, what an amazing job!

Hei mīti mā kourua, āe (a)   Nā wai ​ (b)   i tuku ki ​ (c)   , ki muri nōki o te ​ (d)   kaikōrero nā?

• mārika!
• kourua
• mua
• rārangi

He aha te tikanga o te kīwaha nei?

Meinga meinga!

• Who said?

• Is that so?

• Yeah right!

• I'll say!

What does this kīwaha mean?

Ka mutu tētahi tamaiti tino koi rawa atu koia tēnei!

• One boy finished being sharp!

• Finished is a boy that is very sharp!

• This one clever boy!

• This one boy that has sharpened his skill!