Test

Tests are the theme this week, because on Saturday, you'll have your first major test of the course.

The eastern dialect for mother is which of the following?
  • kōkā
  • māmā
  • whaea
  

How would you say your iwi affiliation is Tūhoe?
  • Nō Tainui au
  • Nō Tūhoe ahau
  • Nō hea koe?
  

Is it common for people to say their iwi and hapu first and then the town they grew up in?
  • Yes
  • No
  

If you wanted to say that you're from Maniapoto, how would you say this?
  • Nō Maniapoto au
  • No hea koe?
  • Nō Taupō au
  

If someone asks you 'Nō hea koe?' which of the following are you likely to reply with?
  • Your age
  • Your name
  • Your iwi or hapū
  • Your school name
  

Tāmaki Makaurau is the Māori place name for which New Zealand city?
  • Auckland
  • Hamilton
  • Dunedin
  • Christchurch
  

What is the Māori translation for 'mountain'?
  • awa
  • maunga
  • hapū
  • moe
  

What is the Māori word for 'river'?
  • maunga
  • wherū
  • awa
  • whare
  

'Iwi' is the Māori word for subtribe. Is this statement true or false?
  • True
  • False
  

'Hapū' is the Māori word for subtribe. Is this statement true or false?
  • True
  • False
  

What is the English translation for 'whanaunga'?
  • grandchild
  • relative
  • aunty or uncle
  • none of the above
  

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