Ko koe, ko au, ko ia.

Kia ora Koutou!

A wee lesson designed to get people using Te Reo Māori more confidently. As much as I'd like to, I can't claim credit for this idea. I watched the Poi E movie and Ngoi Pewhairangi (Ngāti Porou) was giving this lesson. It looked fantastic and far too good to not 'borrow'. 

Ko au = me.
Ko koe = you (the person I am talking to).
Ko ia = them (the person I am talking about but not to).

Ia is a gender-neutral term: boy or girl.

Ko wai au? 
Who am I?

Ko wai koe? 
Who are you?

Ko wai ia? 
Who is that person?

Ko Luca au. 
I am Luca.

Ko Hannah koe. 
You are Hannah.

Ko Ryah ia. 
That is Ryah.


Have a listen to Luca, Hannah and Ryah:

You can download their script here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18c7pRC-bSNcbQ5RNNm2DIBDzQX_3psDpKHbg3BiXA70/edit?usp=sharing

I hope you find this easy to follow and useful!

Mauriora!

Damian Hardman
damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

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