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  • Giving numbers a place order ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd 4th etc)

    The prefix 'tua' before a number gives the number a placing. It is only used for numbers 1-9.

    For example: tuatahi = 1st.         tuarua = 2nd.       tuatoru = 3rd            tuawhā =  4th and so on.

    For 10th 11th 12th etc we just use the word 'te' before the number

    te tekau = 10th      te tekau mā tahi = 11th and so on.


    Writing the date in te reo Māori

    Ko (day) te (date) o (month).                            

    1st May Calendar Stock Photo by ©Oakozhan 99746938

    Ko Rāhina te tuatahi o Haratua (Monday 1st of May)