Homegrown · te reo from home
Kōhaha
to take the bones out of a fishA word you'll probably never see written down. It was used all the time in our grandparents' generation.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Taking the bones out of a fish
Here in Te Tai Tokerau we have a word just for this job.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
What do you think the word is?
Ka kōhahangia te ika
The same idea explained in te reo.
Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.
Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
At the dinner table
Manuao is still working on his fish. Build the question I ask him.
Are you still deboning it?
An old word
Quinton says you'll probably never see it written down.
Which generation used kōhaha widely?
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 6 complete
Ka rawe!
Kōhaha: a word worth keeping.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Puzzle Answer #18". Only the key teaching moments are kept.