Section outline

  • PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to learn language features so that we can...
    • describe tikanga (customs) associated with mihi
    • share mihi to their classmates
    • perform a waiata tautoko
    • recite a karakia
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING...on kōrerorero in te reo Māori
    • We are FOCUSING...developing their own mihi and pepeha
    • We are FOCUSING...

    Ā & Ō Category

    In Te Ao Māori all things are divided into the ‘A’ and the ‘O’ category


    Ā

    Ō

    • People same generation or younger

    • older generation-parents etc.

    • people like your boss, principal etc.

    • food

    • pure water, medicine

    • portable objects

    • immovable objects

    • animals (except transport)

    • transport

    • actions (verbs)

    • parts of anything


    • names, groups, clothing


    • emotions


    POSSESSIVES


    Ā

    Ō


    Singular

    Plural

    Singular

    Plural

    my

    tāku

    āku

    tōku

    ōku

    yours

    tāu

    āu

    tōu

    ōu

    his/hers

    tāna

    āna

    tōna

    ōna


    When we use possessives we must use the correct possessive for the noun that we are talking about. 


    For example: 


    tāku teina              my younger sibling              āku teina                  my younger siblings

    tōku whaea           my mother                             ōku tīpuna              my ancestors

      tāu pene rākau    your pencil                             āu pene rākau      your pencils

    tōu whare              your house                             ōu whare                your houses

    tāna tuahine          his sister                                āna tuahine            his sisters

    tōna kuia                his grandmother                   ōna kuia                  his grandmothers

    Task

    Please complete the worksheet on our google classroom page.