He wāhanga kupu, he kūoro rānei ka tāpiria ki te mutunga o tētahi kupu (ka kiiā tērā ko te tumu). Ka mau tonu te tino tikanga o te kupu, engari he rerekē te whakamahinga i te rerenga kōrero.
Part of a word, or a syllable which is added to the end of another word (which is called the root or base of the word). The essential meaning of the word is maintained, but the way it is used in a sentence is different.
kū (kuhu) - insert
muri - behind, after
pīmuri
E whai kūmuri ana tēnei kupu, kāore rānei?
E tino rangona ana te kūmuri whakahāngū nei, te ‘ngia’ i roto i te reo ake o Ngāti Porou.
Tāpiria te kūmuri 'ranga' ki te tumu nei te 'mātau', ka hua ko te ‘mātauranga’.