Sunday, 5 May 2013

Maori numbers and colours

Count to twenty in maori

Tahi
Rua
Toru
Wha
Rima
Ono
Whitu
Waru
Iwa
Tekau

Tekau ma Tahi
Tekau ma Rua
Tekau ma Toru
Tekau ma Wha
Tekau ma Rima
Tekau ma Ono
Tekau ma Whitu
Tekau ma Waru
Tekau ma Iwa
Rua tekau

Maori colours

Ma is white, whero is red, kakariki green,
Pango is black, mangu is too, AEIOU.

Kowhai yellow, pakaka brown, kikorangi blue,
Parakaraka is our orange, AEIOU

White = ma
Red = whero or kura
Green = kakariki
Black = mangu or pango
Yellow = kowhai
Blue = kikorangi or kahuna hi
Brown= pakaka or parauri
Orange= Parakaraka or Karaka
Grey = kiwikiwi
Pink = mawhero
Purple = tawa or poroporo