MAORI¯ WORD

The Taupo¯ & Tu¯ rangi Weekender supports Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Ma¯ ori, the Ma¯ ori Language Commission's campaign to increase New Zealanders' te reo Ma¯ ori vocabulary by running a different Ma¯ ori word to learn. This week's word:

wehewehe(a) - sort out, separate, divide

Ka wehewehea nga¯ ka¯kahu i runga ano¯ i te tae.

The clothes will be sorted according to colour.

Ma¯ u te kete ka¯ kahu e wehewehe.

You will sort the clothes basket.