Te Reo Matatini

mātai kupu

etymology

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He peka tēnei o te mātai reo, e aro ana ki te takenga mai o ngā kupu o tētahi reo me te tikanga o ngā kupu i roto i te takanga o te wā.

A branch of linguistics which focuses on the origin of the words in a language, and their meanings over time.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko te mātai kupu tētahi o ana tohungatanga.

Ko tā te mātai kupu, he tirotiro i te rerekē haere o te tikanga o ngā kupu i te takanga o te wā.

He kaimātai kupu ia.

Takenga Mai

mātai - to inspect, examine, investigate (field of study)

Tauira KŌrero

Ko te mātai kupu tētahi o ana tohungatanga.

Ko tā te mātai kupu, he tirotiro i te rerekē haere o te tikanga o ngā kupu i te takanga o te wā.

He kaimātai kupu ia.