Ko ngā whēkau me ngā hanga o te tinana e ngāwherewhere ai te kai. I tēnei pūnaha ka tangohia ngā taiora o roto i te kai, ā, ka tukuna atu ki ngā pūtau o te tinana, e ora ai te tangata, e whai ngoi ai ia.
The organs and other parts of the body that break down food. The nutrients are taken from the food and delivered to the cells of the body so that a person is healthy and has energy.
nakunaku - to reduce to fragments
Tīmata ai te pūnaha nakunaku kai a te tangata i tōna waha, mutu ai i tōna tero.
Ki te kore e taurite te whiringa kai a te tangata ka māuiui tōna pūnaha nakunaku kai.
Ko te kōreke tētahi raru ka hua ake mēnā kāore e pai ana te mahi a te pūnaha nakunaku kai, arā, ka uaua te tiko.