Wiki 1 Flashcards
Ko wai koe?
Who are you?
When is Ko used?
Used in front of a name example Ko Taranaki
Ko Logan
Translate to Māori using Ko the following sentence : Ngāti Raukawa are the people
Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Tōku and Tāku means what?
Māori words for MY
What does Tuahine mean?
Sister of a male
What does Tungāne mean?
Brother of a female
What does Tuakana mean?
An older sibling of the SAME sex, that is an older brother of a male or older sister of a female.
What does Teina mean?
The younger sister to a Female or younger brother to Male
When is Tāku used?
In reference to your child your women or man. Example Ko Samara tāku kōtiro.
When do we use Tōku?
Tōku is used when referring to you name Logan Tōku Ingoa or those of a higher generation. Example: Tōku māmā
What phrase do you use for your name or to introduce yourself?
Ko Logan tōku ingoa
Tōku and Tāku means my. When are they used?
When only mentioning one name. Tōku and Tāku are singular.
If there is more than one person what words do we use?
ōku and āku. We drop the T from tōku and tāku but both ōku and āku mean my but in a plural sense.
ōku mātua My parents
āku tamariki My children
When joining two names together what word do we use?
Rāua
Ko Logan rāua ko Lisa. Logan and Lisa.
When joining three names together what word do we use?
Rātou. For three or more names.
Ko Logan rātou ko Lisa, ko Samara
Logan Lisa and Samara.
