Homegrown · te reo from home
Tūhea
overgrownQuinton used the wrong word on a live panel. Here's how he put it right, and saved two words from extinction.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
The wrong word
In the heat of the moment, out came the wrong word.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
Which word did Quinton mean to say?
Mahea
The word our old people used for clear.
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Match each piece of te reo to its meaning.
Tūhea
Similar roots to mahea, sharing the same ending.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
What does tūhea mean these days?
A clear sky
Look up on a fine day and say it.
It's a clear sky:
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 63 complete
Ka rawe!
Mahea, tūhea.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Insight #213". Only the key teaching moments are kept.