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Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

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Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

Māori cultural symbols

🔗 Part 1: Matching Activity

Instructions: Draw lines to match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings.

whare
kai
whakapapa
aroha
tangata
whenua
love, compassion
land, earth
house, building
genealogy, family connections
food
person, people

🔤 Part 2: Word Unscrambling

Instructions: Unscramble these Te Reo Māori words. Use the English meanings as clues!

1. GNARA (black) = _______________
2. WAIH (water) = _______________
3. MOATU (mountain) = _______________
4. HIWAN (woman) = _______________
5. ROTAK (doctor) = _______________
6. KORANG (language) = _______________

🌟 Part 3: Vocabulary in Context

1. Complete this traditional greeting:

Kia _______ (hello) and welcome to our _______! (house)

2. Circle the correct Te Reo word for "family":

whānau

whenua

whakapapa

3. Choose the correct translation for "Ngā mihi" (check all that apply):

Thank you

Regards

Goodbye

Greetings

4. Create your own sentence using at least two Te Reo Māori words from today's lesson:

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