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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