Counting in Maori
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The document provides an overview of Maori numbers from 1 to 10,000. It explains the terms for numbers 1-10, how to say numbers 21-99 using the "ma" rule, and the terms for multiples of 10 up to 90. Larger numbers such as 100-900, 1000-9000 are expressed by combining the number with "kotahi" and the hundreds, thousands place words. Basic Maori terms are given for counting from one to ten thousand.
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Counting in Maori
- 1. Maori Numbers Learn most of the numbers from 1-10,000.
- 2. Numbers 1-10 • One= Tahi • Two= Rua • Three= Toru • Four= Wha • Five= Rima • Six= Ono • Seven= Whitu • Eight= Waru • Nine= Iwa • Ten= Tekau
- 3. The ‘ma’ rule • For numbers 21-99 you have to always put ‘ma’ after Tekau, Example: • 25= Rua Tekau ma Rima • 82= Waru Tekau ma Rua • 66= Ono Tekau ma Ono • 34= Toru Tekau ma Wha
- 4. Numbers 20, 30, 40 etc. • Twenty= Rua Tekau • Thirty= Toru Tekau • Forty= Wha Tekau • Fifty= Rima Tekau • Sixty= Ono Tekau • Seventy= Whitu Tekau • Eighty= Waru Tekau • Ninety= Iwa Tekau
- 5. 100-900 • 100= Kotahi Rau • 200= Kotahi Rua • 300= Kotahi Toru • 400= Kotahi Wha • 500= Kotahi Rima • 600= Kotahi Ono • 700= Kotahi Whitu • 800= Kotahi Waru • 900= Kotahi Iwa
- 6. 1000-9000 • 1000= Kotahi Mano • 2000= Kotahi Rua • 3000= Kotahi Toru • 4000= Kotahi Wha • 5000= Kotahi Rima • 6000= Kotahi Ono • 7000= Kotahi Whitu • 8000= Kotahi Waru • 9000= Kotahi Iwa
- 7. The End! • By Elizabeth