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Kupu Whakaahua Māori

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Kupu Whakaahua Māori

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📚 Wāhanga 1: Kupu Whakaahua 

1. Whakaurua ngā kupu whakaahua ki ngā whakaahua. 
roa (long)
atahua (beautiful)
nui (big)
kākāriki (green)
🌳 rākau
🌺 puawai
🐋 tohora
🐍 neke
2. Kōwhiria te kupu tika. 

Ko te rangi he _______ te āhua.

kikorangi

whero

mangu

3. He aha ngā kupu whakaahua mō te taniwha? 

nui

whakawehi

iti

kaikino

✏️ Wāhanga 2: Whakakī i ngā Awa 

4. Whakakīa ngā awa ki ngā kupu whakaahua. 

Ko te ngahere he _______ te āhua, ā he _______ ngā rākau.

Ngā kupu: atahua, roa, kākāriki, nui

5. Waihangahia he raina whakaahua mō tēnei kiripuaki. (Create a descriptive sentence for this character)

Kiripuaki: He kararehe iti i te ngahere

Ko te kararehe he _________ te āhua, he _________ ngā mata, ā he _________ te hōro.

6. Tuhia he whakataurite. 

Ko ngā mata o te wahine he _________ pēnei i te _________.

🎭 Wāhanga 3: Waihanga Kōrero 

7. Whiriwhiria tētahi takiwā me tētahi kiripuaki. 

Ngā Takiwā :

te ngahere

te moana

te maunga

Ngā Kiripuaki:

he taniwha

he manu

he tamaiti

8. Tuhia ētahi raina e whā mō tō kōrero. Whakamahia ngā kupu whakaahua! 
9. Whakariterite: He aha tō kiripuaki? 

Ko taku kiripuaki he _________ pēnei i te _________.

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