Pūtaiao

pona

joint (of body)

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te hononga o tētahi kōiwi ki tētahi. Mā ngā pona e taea ai ngā wāhanga o te tinana te neke. E whakapurua ana ngā pito o ngā kōiwi ki te wheua ngohe, kia kore ai ngā pona e hikahika.

Where one bone connects with another. Joints enable parts of the body to move. The ends of bones are padded with cartilage so that the joints do not scrape.

Tauira KŌrero

He aha te momo pona i te hononga o te pūkaka ki te papatoiake, arā, i te hope?

Tohua ngā pona kauhuri o te tinana.

Kei te takiwā o te kotahi rau ngā pona katoa o te tinana.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

E whā ngā pona nekeneke matua:

	Ko te pona kapunga: He rite ki te pōro te pito o tētahi o ngā kōiwi, ā, ka hono atu tēnei ki te kapu o tētahi atu kōiwi. Ko te hope, ko te pokohiwi hei tauira. He ahu-toru ngā nekeneke e taea ana e tēnei pona.
	Ko te pona kopi: Ko te tuke hei tauira o tēnei momo pona, ka taea te piko whakamua me te piko whakamuri.
	Ko te pona kōpapa: Ko te hononga o te kōnui me te kawititanga o te ringa hei tauira. He ahu-toru ngā momo nekeneke e taea ana.
	Ko te pona kaurori: Ko ngā tangai kakī hei tauira o tēnei momo pona, ka taea te kaurori whakatemauī, whakatematau hoki. Ko te hononga o te kōwhiti me te āpiti i te kawititanga o te ringa tētahi anō pona kaurori.

Tauira KŌrero

He aha te momo pona i te hononga o te pūkaka ki te papatoiake, arā, i te hope?

Tohua ngā pona kauhuri o te tinana.

Kei te takiwā o te kotahi rau ngā pona katoa o te tinana.