Homegrown · te reo from home
Hei tāna
according to him, he saidNumber 4 on Quinton's list of unmistakably Ngāpuhi language: the way we say who said what.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Somebody said something
Every tribe has its own way of saying that somebody said something.
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What's the structure that's pretty unique to Ngāpuhi?
Hei tāna, hei tāku, hei tāu
In a fluent conversation they're understood as he said, she said, I said.
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Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
Everywhere in conversation
Probably more hei tāna in fluent conversation than just about any other structure.
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Hei tāku is also often translated as…
According to my thinking
The same structure works with your thoughts.
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According to my thought:
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 28 complete
Ka rawe!
Hei tāna, hei tāku, hei tāu.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Insight #208". Only the key teaching moments are kept.