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.
Let’s make the Māori language strong!
Here are some things to do:
Register for Kupu o te Rā and you will also receive Te Kupu o te Wiki every Monday.- Tell your friends and your workplace they can sign up here too!
- 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 | Tukua mai |
| whai (whāia) | to follow, to chase, to pursue | MP3 | PDF |
| Ehara i te tī | Y.O.L.O. – you only live once | MP3 | PDF |
| Mō te whakameamea! | What a diva! So dramatic! | MP3 | PDF |
| Wetiweti ana! | Mean! Wicked! | MP3 | PDF |
| Kua puta a pito! | I’m so full! | MP3 | PDF |
| maranga | to get up, to arise | MP3 | PDF |
| wehewehe(a) | sort out, separate, divide | MP3 | PDF |
| Mauri mahi, mauri ora | "Do the mahi, get the treats" (through work, we prosper) | MP3 | PDF |
| Ōtautahi | Christchurch | MP3 | PDF |
| Kia kaha e hoa mā! | Let's go team! | MP3 | PDF |
| koha | gift, present | MP3 | PDF |
| He toka tū moana | a rock standing firm in the sea | MP3 | PDF |
| ia rā, ia rā | every day | MP3 | PDF |
| e hia kē mai nei | what a lot of | MP3 | PDF |
| Me he tē! | Like a boss! | MP3 | PDF |
| mauri tau | relax / chill / calm / without panic | MP3 | PDF |
| He uaua paraoa! | What a beast! | MP3 | PDF |
| Pukukata ana! | I'm weak with laughter! | MP3 | PDF |
| me ko Piwaiwaka | snitch / tattletale | MP3 | PDF |
| Kei tua o Tāwauwau ia. | He/she is off with the fairies. | MP3 | PDF |
| Namunamuā! | Yummy! | MP3 | PDF |
| E hika mā! | Crikey! | MP3 | PDF |
| hoea tō waka | go for it! please yourself! | MP3 | PDF |
More kupu coming soon…
Also see resources available at www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz/2019-resources.