Pepeha

Here is the mihimihi Whaea Raewyn has taught throughout the school that we could use living in Glen Innes. If you know your own

with the names of your own waka, awa or moana, maunga, iwi etc you can practise that instead- the format for that is below.

Ko Maungarei te maunga. Mount Wellington is the mountain

Ko Tamaki te awa. Tamaki is the river

Kei Glen Innes toku kainga noho I stay in Glen Innes.

No Samoa/Tonga/Rarotonga/Aotearoa etc ahau I come from ________________

Ko Pt England toku kura I go to ___________________school.

Ko __________ raua ko ___________ oku koro My grandfathers are ____________ and ______________.

Ko __________ raua ko ___________ oku kuia My grandmothers are ____________ and ________________

Ko __________ toku matua My father is ________________

Ko ___________toku whaea My mother is _______________

____________ oku tau. I am ___________ years old.

Ko ________________ taku ingoa. My name is _______________

No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou tena koutou katoa.

The Order of Introduction. (If you are Maori and know your tribal affiliations. Otherwise use te maunga, te moana and leave

out the parts that don't apply)

Ko ____________________ toku maunga

Ko ____________________ toku moana

Ko ____________________ toku awa.

Ko ____________________ toku waka.

Ko ____________________ toku iwi.

Ko ____________________ toku hapu.

Ko ____________________ toku marae.

Ko _____________ raua ko ___________oku matua tupuna

Now if your parents come from the same place, continue as follows:

(a) Ko _____________ raua ko ___________ oku matua (parents)

Ko ____________________ toku ingoa

If your parents come from two different places you do your father's side first.

(b) Ko ____________________ toku matua tane

then go back to the top (Maunga) and come down your mother's side.

(c) Ko ____________________ toku whaea

Ko ____________________ toku ingoa