He āwhina ki te whiriwhiri i tētahi kupu kāore e mōhiotia ana, i runga i te tikanga o te rerenga kōrero, i te tikanga o ngā kupu kei ōna taha, i te tikanga rānei o ngā wāhanga iti o te kupu.
A type of support in working out an unknown word, based on the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the words around it, or the meaning of parts within the word.
tīwhiri - clue
tikanga - meaning (of a word), definition
tīwhiri aronga
He mahi nui tā te kaiako ki te tuku tīwhiri tikanga hei āwhina i te tamaiti e ako ana ki te pānui.
Me āta whakarongo ki ngā tīwhiri tikanga kei roto i ana kōrero.
Mā ngā tīwhiri tikanga a te kaiako e mōhio ai te ākonga ki ēnei kupu hou.