Homegrown · te reo from home

Whakapūpū

to stack

Quinton's guinea pig, Mikara, gets a new word and uses it straight away.

Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.

Step 1 · The word

I am stacking clothes

Mikara is stuck. Quinton gives her the word.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 2 · Your turn first

Build the sentence, then hear Mikara say it.

Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.

Step 3 · Drop the w

Northern speakers often drop the w.

Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.

Step 4 · Pūpū and whakapūpū

One is the result, one is the action.

Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.

Step 5 · Your mission

Stacking the washing? Say E whakapūpū kākahu ana ahau Try the northern way: E hakapūpū kākahu ana ahau Point at a stack and call it a pūpū