Te Kupu o te Wiki – The Word of the Week

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Kia ora. To celebrate Te Reo Māori we are publishing kupu (words).

Kīwaha (colloquialism)

Hei te koroī.
Who knows where or when.

Kupu (word)

tio
oyster

Kātahi te tio mātaitai ko tēnei.
This oyster is very salty.

Watch video of someone pronouncing this kupu.
Maori

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