Exercise Twelve

Occupations

This is an exercise devised to help you learn the Māori words for the terms used for people who work in some common occupations.


Further explanations and exercises: Te Kākano p. 102; Te Kākano Pukapuka Tātaki p. 60; Te Kākano CDs Mahi 81.

Whiriwhirihia te tikanga e tika ana mō ia kupu Māori.

Don’t forget to use commas, question marks, and fullstops and macrons where appropriate (ā,ē,ī,ō, and ū).

nēhi

pirimia

tākuta

kāmura

hekeretari

hōia

mihinare

kairūri

tiāti

lawyer

officer

bishop

cowboy

shop assistant

chairperson

driver