Awa Vocabulary Bilingual

Ngā Wāhanga o te Awa (Features)

  • awa — river
  • puna — spring
  • manga — stream
  • pūwaha — river mouth
  • taha awa — riverbank
  • repo — wetland

Indicators / Tohu Hauora

  • kārangaranga — clarity
  • hā — smell/odour
  • pH — waikawa/alkaline
  • pāmahana — temperature
  • pīwari — algae growth
  • ngārara wai — macroinvertebrates

Actions / Mahi Kaitiaki

  • horoi — clean up
  • whakatō — plant
  • ārai — block/stop
  • pānui — notice/sign
  • tuku kōrero — present/share
  • tiaki — protect/guard

Challenge

  1. Use at least 5 kupu in your observation notes.
  2. Add 2 kupu Māori to your poster headings.
  3. Teach a classmate one new kupu today.