Ngā Toi

pōtaka

spinning top

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WHAKAMĀRAMA

He momo taonga tākaro ka hangaia ki te rākau, ki te pungapunga, ki te kōhatu, ki te hue iti rānei. He porotaka te āhua, ā, he koi te pito ka tau ki te papa. Ka tāia te pōtaka kia hurihuri.

A type of toy made from wood, pumice, stone or a small gourd. It is circular in shape and the end that is in touch with the ground is pointed. The top is whipped to make it spin.

Tauira KŌrero

Nā wai koe i ako ki te hanga pōtaka?

He mea whakairo ētahi awaawa ki tana pōtaka, kia huhū ai ina tāia.

He taonga tākaro te pōtaka, he mea whakataetae i roto i te whare tapere.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Koia nei ētahi o ngā momo pōtaka me ngā whakamārama (he mea tango ēnei whakamārama i te papakupu He Pātaka Kupu):

pōtaka huhū
He pōtaka porotaka te tinana, he koi tētahi pito, he pāraharaha te tumuaki, ka kōture mai he pihi i te tumuaki, ka takaia he miro ki te pihi kia huhū ai ina tāia.

pōtaka kōtore rua
He pōtaka koi ngā pito e rua.

pōtaka tā
He pōtaka porotaka te tinana, he koi tētahi pito, he pāraharaha te tumuaki, kia tāia ki te tā kua hurihuri.

Ko tētahi atu momo, ko te pōtaka hue. Ka weroa tētahi tīrou mā roto i te hue pokoruarua, he koi te pito whakararo o te tīrou e hurihuri ai te pōtaka i te papa. Ka kīia te tīrou, ko te papa tākiri o te pōtaka. Ka weroa hoki he kōhao i te taha o te hue, ina tāia, ka korowhiowhio.

Ka whakamahia he miro harakeke ki te takahurihuri i te pōtaka. Ka kīia tērā taputapu, he . Ka tākaitia te pōtaka ki te tā, ā, ka hihiko te kukume, koirā hei hurihuri i te pōtaka. Kātahi ka tāia haerehia kia hurihuri tonu.

Ka whai wāhi atu te pōtaka ki ētahi whakataetae. Hei tauira o ētahi:

  • Ka whakapekea ngā pōtaka ki runga ake i ētahi toropuke, ka kīia he karangi.
  • Ka tāia ngā pōtaka ki ētahi ara whāiti, i ētahi wā ka eke pea ki te 100m te roa. Ko te mea tuatahi, kia tae ki te pito whakamutunga, ko ia te toa. I ētahi whakataetae, ka whakaaehia te whakararu a tētahi i te pōtaka a tētahi atu.
  • Ka tāia e te tokorua ā rāua pōtaka ki roto i tētahi rohe porowhita, me te whai kia āia atu te pōtaka a te hoariri ki waho i te porowhita.

Tauira KŌrero

Nā wai koe i ako ki te hanga pōtaka?

He mea whakairo ētahi awaawa ki tana pōtaka, kia huhū ai ina tāia.

He taonga tākaro te pōtaka, he mea whakataetae i roto i te whare tapere.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga