Homegrown · te reo from home
Huruhuru, all kinds
hair, wool, feathersHuruhuru is a far richer word than some people think. Hair, wool, fleece and feathers.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
Hair on the head
Remember huruhuru from an earlier lesson? There's more to it.
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In Te Tai Tokerau, huruhuru is most commonly used for…
When the sheep arrived
These days the word for wool is wūru, a transliteration.
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What did our tūpuna call the wool on sheep?
Te huru o te hipi
Quinton's uncles, killing sheep for a hui.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
Te huru o te hipi is…
Feathers
Noted a thousand times, and worth noting again.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
Which famous saying uses huruhuru?
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 67 complete
Ka rawe!
Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Language Insight #218". Only the key teaching moments are kept.