Tēnā koe.
Ko __________ tōku ingoa.
Ko _________ tōku kainga (ināianei).
Alphabet
| A car | E egg | I see | O or | U too |
H | ha | he | hi | ho | hu |
K | ka | ke | ki | ko | ku |
M | ma | me | mi | mo | mu |
N | na | ne | ni | no | nu |
P | pa | pe | pi | po | pu |
R | ra | re | ri | ro | ru |
T | ta | te | ti | to | tu |
W | wa | we | wi | wo | wu |
Ng | nga | nge | ngi | ngo | ngu |
Wh | wha | whe | whi | who | whu |
Alphabet – Vowel Couplets
| A car | E egg | I see | O or | U too |
A | AA
| AE | AI | AO | AU |
E | EA
| EE | EI | EO | EU |
I | IA
| IE | II | IO | IU |
O | OA
| OE | OI | OO | OU |
U | UA
| UE | UI | UO | UU |
Alphabet Vowel Blends
| au oh | ai eye
| ae eye | ou oh | oi oy | oe oy | ei ay |
H | hau | hai | hae | hou | hoi | hoe | hei |
K | kau | kai | kae | kou | koi | koe | kei |
M | mau | mai | mae | mou | moi | moe | mei |
N | nau | nai | nae | nou | noi | noe | nei |
P | pau | pai | pae | pou | poi | poe | pei |
R | rau | rai | rae | rou | roi | roe | rei |
T | tau | tai | tae | tou | toi | toe | tei |
W | wau | wai | wae | wou | woi | woe | wei |
Ng | ngau | ngai | ngae | ngou | ngoi | ngoe | ngei |
Wh | whau | whai | whae | whou | whoi | whoe | whei |
Vowel Blend Place Names
Pae ro a
Ma rae tai
Kai mai
Wai ro a
Tau ra nga
Mau nga nu i
Tau po
Moe ra ki
O tu moe tai
Te Poi
Pa hoi a
A wa hou
Pou whe nu a
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Make a list of the place names in the area(s) you are likely to be doing your placements.
If the commonly used names are English, what are the original Māori names?
Practice the pronunciation.
Find the kōrero that supports each name - what might this knowledge add to your teaching?�