ABC Booklet - My Cook Islands Maori Alphabet

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With Numbers and Colours Written by Bradley Walker & Naomi Strickland

PASIFIKA EDUCATION CENTRE


Written by Bradley Walker and Naomi Strickland Illustrated by Tukara Matthews ISBN 978-1-927153-03-1 First Published in 2010 by Native Council PO Box 90157, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. www.nativecouncil.co.nz for Pasifika Education Centre Empowering Pacific People Through Education P O Box 22-654, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand. www.pec.ac.nz Š 2010 – Native Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publisher. Designed, typeset and printed in Aotearoa, New Zealand


With Numbers and Colours Written by Bradley Walker & Naomi Strickland

PASIFIKA EDUCATION CENTRE


Acknowledgements We would like to thank the Pasifika Education Centre who are dedicated to empowering Pacific people through education. Without their support, this book would never have been produced.


Aa

A’i

Fire


Ee

’Eke

Octopus


Ii

Ika

Fish


Kk

Kuru

Breadfruit


Mm

Maunga

Mountain


Ng ng

Ngarara Lizard


Nn

Nu

Coconut Tree


Oo

One Sand


Pp

Pepe

Butterfly


Rr

Rangi

Sky


Tt

Taro

Taro


Uu

Ua Rain


Vv

Vaka

Canoe


Te au kara Auika Blue

Kerekere Black Rengarenga Yellow Teatea White

Kaki

Brown


Colours Matie Green

Tarona Pink

Muramura Red

Vare’au Purple

Makara Orange


Tare Numero 1

Ta’i

E ta’i Reva

One

One flag

2 3

Toru

Rua

E rua Manu

Two

Two birds

E toru Tangaroa

Three Three Tangaroa

4

’A

E ’a kete

Four Four baskets


Numbers 5

Rima E rima Akari Five

Five coconuts

6 7

’Itu

E ’itu Ikaetu

Seven Seven starfish

Ono E ono Ika Six

Six fish


8

Varu

E varu Tiare

Eight Eight flowers

9

10

Iva

E iva Meika

Nine Nine bananas

Ta’ingauru

E ta’ingauru Parau

Ten

Ten sea shells


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With Numbers and Colours My Cook Islands Maori Alphabet Book introduces the alphabet, colours and numbers. It is part of a larger range of Cook Islands Maori and Pacific languages resources created by the Pasifika Education Centre. The Pasifika Education Centre is dedicated to empowering Pacific people through education. This book is part of a wider strategy to protect Pacific Languages and encourage their learning and everyday use.

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ISBN

978-1-927153-03-1

9 421902 387104


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