MAORI WORD

The Te Puke Times 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 each week. This week’s word: whakaako(na): teach

Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.

I will teach you to weave flax.

I whakaakona ma¯ ua ki te raranga harakeke e to¯ ma¯ ua kaiako.

We (two exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.