Tōku Pepeha
Tēnā koutou katoa (greeting everyone)
Ko wai au? Who am I?
Ko te waka, (boat/canoe)
Ko te iwi, (Tribe)
Ko te hapu, (sub tribe or whānanu name)
Ko te maunga, (Mountain/ hill)
Ko te awa, (river)
Ko te marae, (Church/Marae/Temple)
Nō ahau, (I am from)
Kei tōku kainga, (I live in…)
Ko tōku kura, (My school is…)
He pai te i a au, (I enjoy...…)
Ko tōku Koroua, (My granddad is…)
Ko tōku kuia, (is my grandmother/nana)
Ko tōku pāpā, (dad)
Ko tōku māmā, (is my mother)
Ko tāku tuahine, (is my sister)
Ko tāku teina, (is my brother)
Ko te mātāmua o te whanau, (oldest brother or sister)
Ko te pōtiki o te whanau, (youngest brother/sister in the family)
He māhanga koe (he/she is a twin)
Ko tāku kuri (is my dog)
Ko tāku ngeru (is my cat)
Ko tōku Ingoa, (my name is)
Nō reira
Therefore
Tēnā koutou, tēna koutou, tēna koutou katoa
greetings, greetings, greetings to you all
tōku: my (older)
tāku: (younger)
āku: my (more than one)
ōku: my (more than one)
te: the (only one thing)
ngā the (more than one thing)
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