Homegrown · te reo from home
Huruhuru
hairIn Te Tai Tokerau, huruhuru is our word for hair. Quinton's daughter shows you how to say her face is covered in it.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Her face is covered in hair
Try it before you hear Quinton's answer.
Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.
Her face is covered in hair:
The word for hair
Listen to the word Quinton grew up with.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
In Quinton's upbringing, what was the word for hair?
Huruhuru for hair
Some formal courses say using huruhuru for hair is wrong. Quinton's whole whānau used it.
Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.
Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
One word, lots of hair
Lots of hair: is it ngā huruhuru or te huruhuru?
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
Which does Quinton use?
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 14 complete
Ka rawe!
Huruhuru: our word for hair.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Puzzle Answer #2". Only the key teaching moments are kept.