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Whānau in Te Reo

Explore words for whānau and practise asking and answering questions. You may write about the fictional whānau below instead of sharing personal information. Macrons are important: write them where shown.

Meet the fictional whānau

At a fire station open day, Kahu introduces his whānau. “Ko Arjun taku matua. Ko Isla taku whaea. Ko Hana taku tuahine. Ko Wiremu taku teina. Ko Mere taku kuia, ā, ko Rangi taku koro.” Kahu explains that whānau includes the people in his family, who can care for and support one another.

1.Match each te reo Māori word with its English meaning.

kuia
koro
whaea
matua
tūpuna

grandmother
ancestors or grandparents
father
grandfather
mother

2.In Kahu’s introduction, who is Hana?

His tuahine (sister)
His teina (younger sibling)
His kuia (grandmother)
His matua (father)

3.What is the name of Kahu’s koro?

4.Which question asks, “Who are your parents?”

Ko wai ō mātua?
Ko wai tō kuia?
Ko wai tō ingoa?
Ko wai ō tūpuna?

5.Write the English meaning of “Ko wai tō whaea?”

6.Complete Kahu’s sentence: “Ko Rangi taku .” Rangi is Kahu’s grandfather.

7.Kahu says, “Ko Wiremu taku teina.” This tells us Wiremu is Kahu’s younger sibling.

TrueFalse

8.In the question “Ko wai ō tūpuna?”, why is ō used rather than tō?

9.Write one sentence in te reo Māori to identify an older woman in a fictional whānau. Use the pattern “Ko ___ taku kuia.” You may choose a name for the fictional person.

10.Write two sentences introducing two fictional whānau members. Use “Ko ___ taku whaea” for a mother and “Ko ___ taku matua” for a father. You can choose the names.

11.Which statement best reflects the passage’s message about whānau?