Maori Language Moment

 

Te Reo Maori

I completed a Te Reo Maori activity.

Tuatahi, I made a Google Draw and decide a topic in Maori. My topic was Days, Months, and Emotions.

A tera, I used the maori dictonary to look up the meaning of the words that I don't understand.

I tera, I typed down all the names of the Days, Months, and Emotions in three columns.

I enjoyed this activity because I can learn some new words in Maori.

Memory Game

We revised the Maori words we have learnt during the term.

First, we answered the question in Maori. They are some questions I didn't understand, so I look up in the Maori Dictionary. The question I didn't know was ko wai o hoa? it means who are your friends.

After, we played a game called memory. We needed to guess which is the right card and if we guessed the right cards we need to say the words in maori and play again, for example the Maori word for ham is poaka.

I enjoyed this activity because I have learnt a lot of maori words.

Translating Names

We learnt the maori alphabet and some maori names.

First, Whaea Oddie and we translate 4 names which are Tarati which goes with Dorothy, Kararaina which goes with Caroline, Hakopa which goes with Jacob, and Irihapeti which goes with Elizabeth.

Afterwards, we need to type down our name into maori names. My name is Siniva, I didn't find anything on maori dictionary. We used Whaea Oddie rules and my name in maori is Hiniwa.

I need to practice pronouncing the name because I'm not pronouncing the Maori sounds properly.

Questions

We revised some previous words and sentence from couple of weeks.

First, we revised to say mua, muri, runga, raro, and waenganui. Mua means infront, muri means behind, runga means on top, raro means under, and waenganui means between.

Next, we revised the question. It was "Kei hea te panana?" Kei roto i te pouaka makariri.". It means where is the banana. it's in the fridge.

I enjoyed this activity because Whae Oddie learnt us how to say questions and words.

Questions

We learnt how to tell people about where the things are, they are called Prepositions.

First, we learnt how to say "Kei hea te kutikuti?" means where the scissors are. We learnt how to say "Kei te taha maui ki te pepa" which means It is on the left side of the paper.

Next, we learned some prepositions: raro, runga, maui, and matou. Raro means down, runga means up, maui means left, and matou means right.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt how to say prepositions in Maori language.

Kitchen Items

Today we needed to find 10 items that belongs in a kitchen.

First, we learnt how to say up and down in a Maori language. To say up in a Maori is ¨runga¨ and to say down its ¨raro¨."Kei hea tei kuti kuti" means where is the scissors. ¨Kei runga i te puka puka¨ it means its on top of the book.

Next, we needed to make a poster with 10 items belonging to a kitchen, we needed to label them into Maori words.

I enjoyed this activity because I like how to make a poster that belongs in the kitchen.

Passing

Today we learnt how to tell a person to pass something in maori language.

First we needed to revised what we learnt last week it was tenei, tena, and tera.

Next we learnt how to tell somoene to pass something on the left side in Maori sentence. Its "Hoatu te ... ki te taha maui", it means to pass something to the left.

This activity was a bit hard because I had to remember the maori words from last week. 

Preposition

Today I learnt about prepositions.

The preposition I used is a picture next to me was tenei (here). The next preposition I used is a pen one meter away from me was tena (there). The last preposition I used is a book distance away from me was tera (over there).

I enjoy this activity because it helps me understand the preposition and helps learn.

Maori Countries

Today I learnt some Maori question that helps in the classroom.

The first question that I learnt is Kua Marama. Kua Marama means Do you Understand. The next question that I learnt is Kua Mutu. Kua Mutu means Finshed.

Next time I should practice more saying the Maori question so I could remember them.

LI: To learn the classroom question.

Mihi Whakatau

 Mihi Whakatau is a Maori term for a formal greeting.

Mihi Whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming and opening.

 It is undertaken by the Tangata Whenua (local inhabitants). The Mihi needs to acknowledge the significant aspect to the place. The Maunga (mountain ), Awa (river), and Iwi (tribe) are generally used.

Introducing Ingoa (name), Oku tipuna (ancestral place) and where you live is important for the audience to understand the position of the speaker.

Manuhiri is the term used to describe or group the visitor/s that are being welcomed.

It is important to end with warm welcome so the visitors know that there is no hostility in the 2 groups being together.

Being respectful of the  land, the people and the purpose of a visit will ensure long lasting relationships and connections.

About Me 2021

Bonjour. 

My name is Siniva. I am French. I am in LS1 at Panmure Bridge School. I enjoy doing Art and Maths at school, when I’m at home I like to do some drawings.