Te Kupu o te Wiki – 2019/20

In celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), we are again bringing you Te Kupu o te Wiki … not just for a week: for a whole year! The theme for this year is again Kia kaha te reo Māori.

Kia kaha te reo Māori

Let’s make the Māori language strong!

Here are some things to do:

  1. Register for Kupu o te Rā and you will also receive Te Kupu o te Wiki every Monday.
  2. Tell your friends and your workplace they can sign up here too!
  3. Want to plan ahead or practise to impress your friends? See below for the first set of kupu together with the sound files (MP3s).

Kupu
whai (whāia)to follow, to chase, to pursue
Ehara i te tīY.O.L.O. – you only live once
Mō te whakameamea!What a diva! So dramatic!
Wetiweti ana!Mean! Wicked!
Kua puta a pito!I’m so full!
marangato get up, to arise
wehewehe(a)sort out, separate, divide
Mauri mahi, mauri ora"Do the mahi, get the treats" (through work, we prosper)
ŌtautahiChristchurch
Kia kaha e hoa mā!Let's go team!
kohagift, present
He toka tū moanaa rock standing firm in the sea
ia rā, ia rāevery day
e hia kē mai neiwhat a lot of
Me he tē!Like a boss!
mauri taurelax / chill / calm / without panic
He uaua paraoa!What a beast!
Pukukata ana!I'm weak with laughter!
me ko Piwaiwakasnitch / tattletale
Kei tua o Tāwauwau ia.He/she is off with the fairies.
Namunamuā!Yummy!
E hika mā!Crikey!
hoea tō wakago for it! please yourself!

More kupu coming soon…


Also see resources available at www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz/2019-resources.

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