Homegrown · te reo from home
Wāhi
a piece, a little bitNumber 8 on Quinton's Ngāpuhi list. Want a little bit of cake? You'll need this word.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Not just a place
Most of us know wāhi as a place or a location. In Ngāpuhi it has another meaning.
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First of all, in Ngāpuhi wāhi means…
A wāhi keke
Other iwi say paku. Here in Ngāpuhi we say wāhi.
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Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
Wāhi, wāwāhi, wāhanga
Three related words.
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Wāwāhi means…
Just a little bit
Ask for a little bit of cake, the Ngāpuhi way.
A little bit of cake:
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 30 complete
Ka rawe!
Wāhi: a piece of something.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Insight #204". Only the key teaching moments are kept.