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Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

Māori cultural motifs and vocabulary items

🎨 Part 1: Ngā Tae (Colours)

1. Match the English colour with its Te Reo Māori name:
1. Red
2. Blue
3. Yellow
4. Green
5. Black
6. White
A. Kākāriki
B. Whero
C. Pango
D. Kōwhai
E. Ma
F. Kikorangi
2. Circle the correct Te Reo Māori word for each colour:

Red:

Whero

Kākāriki

Kikorangi

Green:

Kōwhai

Kākāriki

Pango

📝 Part 2: Ngā Taonga (Objects)

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct Te Reo Māori words:

A writing tool: ________ (pen)

Something beautiful from a plant: ________ (flower)

Furniture we sit at: ________ (table)

A tall plant: ________ (tree)

Water source: ________ (spring)

4. Check all the objects that you might find in a classroom:

Pene (pen)

Papa (table)

Rākau (tree)

Puāwai (flower)

Puna (spring)

🔢 Part 3: Ngā Tau (Numbers 1-20)

5. Write the Te Reo Māori numbers in order from 1-10:
6. Circle the correct Te Reo Māori number:

Five (5):

Rima

Ono

Whitu

Ten (10):

Iwa

Tekau

Waru

💬 Part 4: Rerenga Reo (Sentences)

7. Complete these sentences in Te Reo Māori using the word bank:

Word Bank: whero, kākāriki, toru, rima, pene, puāwai

He ________ ________ tāku. (I have a red pen.)

E ________ ngā ________ ________. (There are three green flowers.)

E ________ ngā pene. (There are five pens.)

8. Translate these questions into English:

He aha tēnei? ________________________

He aha te tae? ________________________

E hia ngā pene? ________________________

9. Write your own sentence in Te Reo Māori describing an object with its colour and quantity:

🎨 Part 5: Creative Activity

10. Draw three objects and label them with their Te Reo Māori names and colours:
11. Why is Te Reo Māori important as a taonga (treasure) in New Zealand?

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