Te Reo Matatini

kupu waiwai

basic vocabulary

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko ngā kupu matua o roto i te reo e hāngai ana ki ngā āhuatanga o ia rā o te tangata. Hei tauira:

  • Ko ngā kare ā-roto matua, pērā i te aroha, i te riri me te koa.
  • Ko ngā wāhanga tinana, pērā i te ringa, i te karu me te waewae.
  • Ko ngā āhuatanga matua o te taiao, pērā i te wai, i te whenua me te rangi.
  • Ko ngā mahi noa o ia rā, pērā i te kai, i te moe me te haere.

The main words in a language that apply to a person’s everyday circumstances. For example:

  • Words relating to emotions such as love, angry and happy.
  • Parts of the body such as arm, eye and leg.
  • Significant aspects of the environment such as water, land and sky.
  • Everyday activities, such as eating, sleeping and going.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko tētahi whāinga tōmua i te ako pānui, kia mau ki te pūmahara o te ākonga ngā kupu waiwai o te reo.

E mōhio pai ana a Tama ki te nuinga o ngā kupu waiwai.

He auau te kitea o ngā kupu waiwai i roto i ngā tuhinga mā te hunga tamariki.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko tētahi whāinga tōmua i te ako pānui, kia mau ki te pūmahara o te ākonga ngā kupu waiwai o te reo.

E mōhio pai ana a Tama ki te nuinga o ngā kupu waiwai.

He auau te kitea o ngā kupu waiwai i roto i ngā tuhinga mā te hunga tamariki.