Te Reo Matatini

arapū

alphabet

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te huinga pū ka whakamahia hei tuhi i te reo. He oro motuhake tō tēnā pū, tō tēnā, ka kīia he oromotu, ā, koia te āhuatanga matua i roto i te whakahuatanga o te reo. Mā ngā pū o te reo e hangaia ai ōna kupu.

The set of letters used to write a language. Each letter has a unique sound. These sounds are called phonemes and are the main determinants in the pronunciation of the language. Words are created from the letters of a language.

Tauira KŌrero

Tuhia te arapū o te reo Māori.

He aha te pū whakamutunga o te arapū?

Nāna tētahi waiata i tito hei āwhina i te kōhungahunga ki te ako i te arapū.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Koia nei te raupapa arapū o te reo Māori. Ka tīmata i te ‘a’, ko te ‘wh’ te whakamutunga:

pūriki: a, ā, e, ē, h, i, ī, k, m, n, ng, o, ō, p, r, t, u, ū, w, wh
pūmatua: A, Ā, E, Ē, H, I, Ī, K, M, N, Ng, O, Ō, P, R, T, U, Ū, W, Wh

Ka tuhia te pū tuatahi o te kupu tuatahi o tētahi rerenga kōrero hei pūmatua. Ko te pū tuatahi hoki o tētahi tūmoko (arā, he ingoa tangata, ingoa iwi, ingoa whenua), ka tuhia hei pūmatua.

KUPU KĒ ATU

wakapū

Tauira KŌrero

Tuhia te arapū o te reo Māori.

He aha te pū whakamutunga o te arapū?

Nāna tētahi waiata i tito hei āwhina i te kōhungahunga ki te ako i te arapū.