We have been learning Maori words and phrases with Ms Hardie-Boys.
This is what we learnt to say today:
'He aha te tae?' (What is the colour?)
He __________ (It's__________)
The colours in Maori are:
ma - white
whero - red
kakariki - green
pango/mango - black
kowhai - yellow
pakaka/paraone/parauri - brown
parakaraka/karaka/arani - orange
kiwikiwi - grey
mawhero - pink
papura/poroporo/tawa - purple
hiriwa - silver
koura - gold
kikorangi/kahurangi - blue