Tikanga ā-Iwi

mua

past (history)

tūwā

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He kupu whānui mō ngā wā kua hipa, mai i tūāuri whāioio, ā, mohoa noa nei. Mā te tāpiri kupu atu anō e tohua ai te nui o te wā kua hipa, pērā i te 'i mua tata nei' me te 'i mua noa atu'.

A general word denoting a time that has past, from prehistoric times up to the present. The addition of other words can signify the amount of time that has past.

Tauira KŌrero

He ara tēnei i haere ai ngā tīpuna i ngā wā o mua ki te tiki wai.

Ko tāna, he whakatairite i ngā waiata tangi o mua me ō ināianei.

Ka mahara tonu tātou ki ngā mahi o mua, i heke ai te ora o tō tātou reo.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Arā ētahi kupu hei tohu i ngā wā o mua noa atu, arā, te wāmua mamao, te wā o ngā tīpuna. Koia nei ētahi:

tua whakarere, tuauri, nehe, neherā, tāukiuki, whakapata, uki, ukiuki

Arā hoki te kōrerohia o te wāmua tata, pēnei i te rua tekau tau, i te reanga kotahi rānei kua pahure. Ko te horapa o te mate Korona-19 tētahi tūāhuatanga o mua tata nei.

Ko te wātū e tohu ana i te wā o ināianei tonu.

Ko te wāmua e tohu ana i ngā wā o inamata, arā, i mua i te wā o ināianei tonu, ahakoa i mua tata, i nehe noa atu rānei.

Ko te wāheke e tohu ana i ngā wā o anamata, ngā wā e heke tonu mai ana, ahakoa tata, ahakoa wāheke mamao rānei.

Tauira KŌrero

He ara tēnei i haere ai ngā tīpuna i ngā wā o mua ki te tiki wai.

Ko tāna, he whakatairite i ngā waiata tangi o mua me ō ināianei.

Ka mahara tonu tātou ki ngā mahi o mua, i heke ai te ora o tō tātou reo.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga