Welcome to PAEKUPU, words related to Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Curriculum areas presently available on PAEKUPU: Toi Ataata, Te Reo Matatini, Puoro, Te Reo Pāngarau, Te Reo Pūtaiao, Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia
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Toi Ataata
wīra uku
clay wheel, pottery wheel
tūingoa
Paekupu
WHAKAMĀRAMA
He pūrere hurihuri hei ahuahu i te uku kia porotaka te āhua.
A rotating machine used to shape clay so that it is round or circular.
Ka makaia tētahi kerengeo ki te papa o te wīra. Kia mākū te uku, kia rite ki te poi te āhua.
Ka tukuna te wīra kia tāwhirowhiro, ā, mā te āta miri me te pēhi o te ringaringa e taurite ai te kerengeo, e noho mārire ai ki te pokapū o te papa o te wīra.
Ka pēhia te kōnui ki te pokapū o te kerengeo kia hua mai ai he whārua.
Mā te āta miri, mā te āta kukume e whakawhānuihia ai te whārua, arā, ka hākarotia te kerengeo, kia rite ki te āhua o te kapu, o te ipu, o te kumete rānei.