Wiki 1: Ko, He, Ka, ki, Kei te Flashcards
ko wai koe?
Who are you?
Ko
Identifying sentance starter
Used in front of a name in introductions.
Exoress the identity of someone or somthing.
Used at the beginning of a sentance to let the listener know they are giving the name of someone or something.
Common nouns like fridge, or window that are preceeded by words like te and ngā
What is the predicate?
Karawhiua
Give it a go
Kōhanga
Nest
Tuahine
A sister of a male
Tungāne
A brother of a female
Tuakana
Older sibling of the same sex
Teina
Younger sibling of the same sex
Tāku
My - singluar
Used in refernce to
husband or wife
Child
Tōku
My - singluar
Used in refernce to your own name, person of a higher generation e.g tōku māmā, tōku kuia, tōku pāpā
Tika
True
Hē
False
Nē
Isnt that so
Ko Jerusha tōku ingoa
Jerusha is my name
My name is jerusha
Ko Kage tāku tama
Kage is my son/boy
Ko Sphiner tōku māmā
Sphiner is my mum
My mum is Sphiner
Ōku
My - plural
Āku
My - plural
Ōku mātua
My parents
Āku tamariki
My children (more than one child)
Rāua
Connector word for joining two names
They - 2 people
Ko Ani rāua ko Mere
Ani and Mere
Ko Pita rāua ko Paul
Pita and Paul
Rātou
Connector for three or more names
They - 3 or more people
Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere
Pita, Paul and Mere
Ko Joseph rāua ko Sphiner ōku mātua
Joseph and Sphiner are my oarents.
My parents are Jospeh and Sphiner
Ko Kate tāku kotiro
Kate is my daughter/girl
Ko Kage rāua ko Trey āku tamariki
Kage and trey are my children
My children are Kage and Trey
A category (for my)
People you have responsibility/superuoty iver and things you have control of
- Children
- Wife/husband
- Technology/machinefy not used for trnasport
4.Pets
5Man made things (not ckothing), miney, pens paper, cups knives
6. Actions
7. Food and drink (not drinking water)
Youngest child
Pōtiki
Firstborn
Mātāmua
He aha?
What is it?
He
Classifying sentances
Exoressing the nature or attributes of something
What is the predicate?
Sentence starter - what you are (occupation, mum etc) or what you do
He
He māmā ahau
I am a mother
Ko Jerusha ahau
I am Jerusha
Au/ahau
Me or I
Koe
You - one person (the listner)
ia
He/she
Ko Laura koe
You are Laura