Ko te momo tatau a te tamaiti nohinohi. Kāore ia e hono i ia tau ki tētahi mea kotahi o roto i te huinga e tatauria ana. Ko te whakahua noa iho i ngā kupu tau, engari kāore anō kia mau te tikanga o te tatau pānga tahi.
IThe way a yong child counts. They don't connect each number with an object as it is being counted. The child knows the number names but cannot count one number for one object.
tatau - count
pito - at first
mata - fresh, unripe
He tatau pitomata te tatau a Hāmiora.
Kāore anō a Hine kia puta ake i te tatau pitomata.
Mai i te tatau pitomata, ka whanake ake ki te tatau pānga tahi.