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Whānau Tree Creation

Explore whānau vocabulary through a fictional family, then create a whānau tree of your own. You may use fictional names or choose not to include personal family information. Macrons matter: they show a long vowel.

Meet the fictional whānau

Read the profile. Tui is making a tree for a class language project. Her māmā is Mere and her pāpā is Wiremu. Mere’s māmā, Hine, and Mere’s pāpā, Pita, are Tui’s grandparents. Tui has an older brother, Sione, and a younger sister, Kiri. Tui is happy to share this fictional example; everyone can choose what family information they share.

1.Match each Te Reo Māori word to its English meaning.

māmā
pāpā
kuia
koroua
whānau

father
family or extended family
grandfather
mother
grandmother

2.Tui’s grandfather Pita is her __________. Choose the best Te Reo Māori word.

koroua
kuia
tuahine
māmā

3.In this profile, Sione is Tui’s older brother and Kiri is her younger sister. Which statement is correct? Note: tuakana and teina can depend on the speaker’s gender and the sibling relationship; tungāne means a brother in relation to a sister, and tuahine means a sister in relation to a brother.

Sione is Tui’s tungāne and Kiri is her tuahine.
Sione is Tui’s kuia and Kiri is her koroua.
Sione is Tui’s māmā and Kiri is her pāpā.
Sione is Tui’s whaea and Kiri is her matua.

4.According to the profile, who are Tui’s maternal grandparents? Write both names and their relationship words in Te Reo Māori.

5.Write a Te Reo Māori sentence saying that Mere is Tui’s mother. Use this pattern: “Ko [name] tōku māmā.” (My mother is [name].)

6.True or false: Kiri is Tui’s older sister.

TrueFalse

Create and reflect

Plan a tree using the fictional profile or a whānau you choose to describe. You can leave out, change, or invent details. Add names and relationship labels in Te Reo Māori where you can.

7.Draw a tree showing at least five connected people. Add names and Te Reo Māori relationship labels. You may use Tui’s fictional whānau or create a fictional one. Show connections clearly.

Draw your tree here. Include names, relationship labels and lines showing connections.

8.Write two sentences introducing people in your tree. Use “Ko [name] tōku [relationship].” You may use fictional names.

9.In English or Te Reo Māori, explain one reason whakapapa (genealogy and connections) can matter to people. You can refer to the fictional whānau in the profile.