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Taku Whakapapa - My Family Tree

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Taku Whakapapa - My Family Tree

Read the whānau profile and use the vocabulary to answer the questions. You may use the fictional whānau below, or create a whakapapa using made-up names. You do not need to share private information about your own whānau.

Kupu matua | Key vocabulary

Whānau = family; māmā = mother; pāpā = father; mātua = parents; kuia = grandmother; koroua = grandfather; tuakana = older sibling; teina = younger sibling. Tuakana and teina describe a sibling’s age in relation to the speaker.

Ko Maia ahau. Ko Mere tōku māmā, ko Rangi tōku pāpā. Ko Hine tōku kuia, ko Wiremu tōku koroua. Ko Kiri tōku tuakana, ā, ko Nathan tōku teina. E noho tahi ana tōku whānau ki Kirikiriroa.

1.In the profile, Maia says, “Ko Mere tōku māmā.” What does this tell you about Mere?

2.Complete Maia’s sentence: “Ko Kiri tōku ____.” Kiri is older than Maia.

teina
tuakana
kuia
koroua

3.Maia says that Wiremu is her koroua. Is this statement true or false?

4.Nathan is younger than Maia. Complete the sentence with the correct word: “Ko Nathan tōku .”

5.Match each Māori family word with its English meaning.

kuia
koroua
mātua

grandfather
grandmother
parents

6.Translate this sentence from Maia’s profile: “E noho tahi ana tōku whānau ki Kirikiriroa.”

7.Use the words “Ko”, “Hine”, and “kuia” to write a Māori sentence saying that Hine is Maia’s grandmother. Include “tōku”.

8.Why does the profile use “tuakana” for Kiri and “teina” for Nathan? Explain what each word tells you about the sibling’s age in relation to Maia.

9.Write one Māori sentence about a fictional or made-up family member. Use this pattern: “Ko [name] tōku [family word].”

Draw a simple whakapapa for Maia’s fictional whānau. Include Maia, her parents, grandparents and siblings. Add labels in Māori using the vocabulary above. You can show generations with branches or boxes.