Ko te reo Māori he reo ahurei, he reo ataahua hoki. Ko te ako i te reo Māori he ara whakamiharo hei whakatipu i tō mōhiotanga ki te ao Māori me ōna tikanga. I roto i tēnei tuhinga, ka titiro tātou ki ngā kupu matua e rua, arā, kia me ko, me te wehewehe i ngā tikanga me ngā whakamahinga o ēnei kupu. Waihoki, ka tirohia hoki ngā kupu to me e, ā, ka whakamārama i ngā ritenga o ēnei kupu i roto i ngā rerenga kōrero.

Kia vs. Ko

Kia – Ko te kia he kupu ka whakamahia hei tohu i te hiahia, te whāinga, te tumanako rānei. Ka taea te whakamahi i te kia hei tohu i te tūmanako mō te mahi, te āhua rānei.

Kia kaha koe ki te ako i te reo Māori.

Ko – Ko te ko he kupu ka whakamahia hei tohu i te tangata, te wāhi, te mea rānei kei te kōrerohia. He kupu e tūhono ana i te kaupapa ki te rerenga kōrero.

Ko au tēnei e tū nei.

Ngā Whakamahinga o Kia

Ka whakamahia te kia hei tohu i te hiahia, te tūmanako rānei. He maha ngā āhuatanga ka taea te whakamahi i te kia, pēnei i te hiahia kia tutuki tētahi mahi, te hiahia kia tū tētahi āhua, me ētahi atu.

Kia tere te haere, kei te mutunga te wā.

Kia – Tūmahi hei tohu i te hiahia, te tūmanako rānei.

Kia pai tō rā.

Ngā Whakamahinga o Ko

Ko te ko he kupu ka whakamahia hei tohu i te tangata, te wāhi, te mea rānei kei te kōrerohia. He kupu e tūhono ana i te kaupapa ki te rerenga kōrero.

Ko te whare tēnei nāku.

Ko – Tūtohu tangata, wāhi, mea rānei kei te kōrerohia.

Ko Tāmaki Makaurau te tāone nui o Aotearoa.

To vs. E

To – Ko te to he kupu ka whakamahia hei tohu i te tangata, te mea rānei nōna tētahi mea. He kupu e tūhono ana i te tangata me tana taonga.

Ko tōku whare tēnei.

E – Ko te e he kupu ka whakamahia hei tūhono i te tūmahi me te kaupapa. He kupu e whakakaha ana i te rerenga kōrero.

E haere ana au ki te kura.

Ngā Whakamahinga o To

Ka whakamahia te to hei tohu i te tangata, te mea rānei nōna tētahi mea. He kupu e tūhono ana i te tangata me tana taonga.

To kai tēnei.

To – Tūtohu tangata, mea rānei nōna tētahi mea.

Ko tōna waka tēnei.

Ngā Whakamahinga o E

Ko te e he kupu ka whakamahia hei tūhono i te tūmahi me te kaupapa. He kupu e whakakaha ana i te rerenga kōrero.

E oma ana ngā tamariki.

E – Tūtohu tūmahi me te kaupapa.

E kōrero ana te kaiako ki ngā ākonga.

He Whakarāpopototanga

I te mutunga iho, ko te kia me te ko he kupu e rua e tino rerekē ana te whakamahinga. Ko te kia hei tohu i te hiahia, te tūmanako rānei, ā, ko te ko hei tohu i te tangata, te wāhi, te mea rānei kei te kōrerohia. Waihoki, ko te to hei tohu i te tangata, te mea rānei nōna tētahi mea, ā, ko te e hei tūhono i te tūmahi me te kaupapa.

Kia maumahara tonu tātou ki te whakamahi tika i ēnei kupu hei whakapakari i tō mātou reo Māori. Kia kaha tātou ki te ako, kia mārama ai tātou ki ngā tikanga me ngā ritenga o tēnei reo rangatira. Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui!