Te Tātau / Counting

• ask, and answer, questions about numbers (1-10).

Counting in Māori

1 Tahi

2 Rua

3 Toru

4 Whā

5 Rima

6 Ono

7 Whitu

8 Waru

9 Iwa

10 Tekau (Tua-ngahuru)

11 Tekau mā tahi Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)

12 Tekau mā rua Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)

20 Rua tekau Rua (2) Tekau (10)

21 Rua tekau mā tahi Rua (2) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)

25 Rua tekau mā rima Tekau (10) Mā (+) Rima (5)

30 Toru tekau Toru (3) Tekau (10)

31 Toru tekau mā tahi Toru (3) Tekau (10) Mā (+) tahi (1)

38 Toru tekau mā waru Toru (3) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Waru (8)

40 Whā tekau Whā(4) Tekau (10)

50 Rima tekau Rima (5) Tekau (10)

60 Ono tekau Ono (6) Tekau (10)

70 Whitu tekau Whitu (7) Tekau (10)

80 Waru tekau Waru (8) Tekau (10)

90 Iwa tekau Iwa (9) Tekau (10)

100 Kotahi rau Kotahi (1) Rau (100)

101 Kotahi rau mā tahi Kotahi (1) Rau (100) Mā Tahi (1)

111 Kotahi rau tekau mā tahi Kotahi (1) Rau (100) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Tahi (1)

225 Rua rau rua tekau mā rima Rua (2) Rau (100) Rua (2) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Rima (5)

1000 Kotahi mano Kotahi (1) Mano (1000)

1020 Kotahi mano rua tekau Kotahi (1) Mano (1000) Rua (2) Tekau (10)

2354 Rua mano toru rau rima tekau mā whā Rua (2) Mano (1000) Toru (3) Rau (100) Rima (5) Tekau (10) Mā (+) Whā (4)

COUNTING "HOW MANY"

E hia ngā ________?

E _________ ngā ________

Eg:

E hia ngā rakau? (How many trees are there?)

E toru ngā rakau (There are three trees)

COUNTING "PEOPLE"

Tokohia ngā tamariki (How many children?)

Tokowha ngā tamariki (Four children)