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Te Reo Family Vocabulary

Practise whānau (family) vocabulary in te reo Māori. Use the word bank where needed. Word bank: whaea, matua, kuia, koroua, pēpi, tama, tamāhine, tuakana, teina. Macrons matter: pēpi is different from pepi.

Meet the whānau

Word bank: whaea — mother; matua — father; kuia — grandmother; koroua — grandfather; pēpi — baby; tama — son; tamāhine — daughter; tuakana — older sibling; teina — younger sibling.

1.Match each English word to its te reo Māori word. Write the Māori letter beside each number.
  • 1. grandmother
  • 2. baby
  • 3. younger sibling
  • 4. daughter
  • D. tamāhine
  • C. teina
  • A. pēpi
  • B. kuia
2.A cousin introduces her grandmother at a whānau gathering. Which word means “grandmother”?
  • kuia
  • koroua
  • tama
  • tuakana
3.Complete the sentence with the te reo Māori word for “father”: “Ko Hemi tōku .”
4.True or false: pēpi means “baby”.
TrueFalse

Use the words in context

In these examples, tōku means “my” and tōu means “your” when talking about one family member.

5.Translate into English: “Ko wai tōku whaea?”
6.Translate into te reo Māori: “my grandfather”. Use the word bank.
7.Complete the phrase for “your older sibling”: “_____ tuakana”. Choose the correct possessive word.
  • tōku
  • tōu
  • kuia
  • pēpi
8.Write one sentence in te reo Māori naming a family member with “Ko” and “tōku”. You may invent the person’s name.
9.Write a te reo Māori question meaning “Who is your father?” Use “Ko wai” and the word for father.
10.A younger sibling is called a teina. What is the te reo Māori word for an older sibling?

2 printable pages

  • Te Reo Family Vocabulary, page 1 of 2: Meet the whānau, Use the words in context

    Page 1

  • Te Reo Family Vocabulary, page 2 of 2: 6. Translate into te reo Mā ori: “my grandfather”. Use the word bank.

    Page 2

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