Te Reo Matatini

reo ūkaipō

mother tongue

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te reo i pakeke mai ai te tangata mai i tōna whakairatanga, arā, ko te reo e rere noa iho ana i a ia e kōhungahunga ana.

The language a person grows up with from conception, the language that is used in their childhood.

Tauira KŌrero

Ko te reo Māori tana reo ūkaipō.

Me he mōmona te taiao reo e tipu nei te tamaiti, ka pai kē atu tana hopu i tōna reo ūkaipō.

Ahakoa tana matatau, ehara te reo Māori i tana reo ūkaipō - he mea ako kē i a ia e taiohi ana.

Takenga Mai

ūkaipō - mother, source of sustenance

Tauira KŌrero

Ko te reo Māori tana reo ūkaipō.

Me he mōmona te taiao reo e tipu nei te tamaiti, ka pai kē atu tana hopu i tōna reo ūkaipō.

Ahakoa tana matatau, ehara te reo Māori i tana reo ūkaipō - he mea ako kē i a ia e taiohi ana.