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Taku Whānau me Ahau

Read the short kōrero and use the word bank to explore how to talk about whānau in te reo Māori. You may write about a made-up whānau or your own, and you do not need to share private details. Word bank: whānau, māmā, pāpā, tuahine, tungāne, tuakana, teina, kuia, koroua; family, mother, father, sister, brother, older sibling or cousin, younger sibling or cousin, grandmother or older woman, grandfather or older man; Sunday, Saturday, friend.

Pānuitia — Read

Ko Maia tēnei. He whānau nui tōna. Ko Ani tōna māmā, ko Hemi tōna pāpā. Tokorua ōna tuākana: ko Rangi rāua ko Kiri. Kei te taha o te whānau tōna kuia, a Mere. He pai ki a rātou te kai tahi i te Rātapu. Ka kōrero a Maia mō tōna whānau ki tana hoa.

whānau; māmā; pāpā; tuahine; tungāne; tuakana; teina; kuia; koroua. In the kōrero, tōna means “his/her” and ōna tuākana means “his/her older siblings”.

1.What does tuakana mean?

Older sibling or cousin of the same gender
Friend
Food
House

2.Who is Maia’s māmā?

3.How many older siblings does Maia have?

4.Maia’s kuia is called Mere.

TrueFalse

5.Match each te reo Māori word to its English meaning.

tuahine
tungāne
teina

brother (a girl’s brother)
sister (a boy’s sister)
younger sibling or cousin of the same gender

6.A girl is talking about her brother. Which word could she use?

tungāne
tuahine
kuia
māmā

7.Complete the sentence with the Māori word for the people you belong to as a family: “He nui tōku .” (My family is large.)

8.When does Maia’s whānau enjoy eating together?

9.Use the pattern “Ko _____ tōku _____.” to write a sentence introducing a family member. You may use a made-up name and relationship.

10.Write three connected sentences in te reo Māori about a made-up whānau or your own. Include at least two family words from the word bank. You can use “Ko _____ tōku _____” and “He nui tōku whānau.”

Make a word plan for your three sentences. Add Māori labels such as māmā, pāpā, kuia or whānau. You may invent the people.