Hangarau

whiri ~a ~nga

plait, plaited

tūingoa, tūmahi whiti, tūāhua

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te rangitāmiro, ko te kōtuitui i ētahi kanoi takitahi, kia hua ai he taura, he aho rānei.

The twisting and lacing together of single strands to produce a rope or cord.

Tauira KŌrero

Whiria ngā kīwai o te kete.

E hia ngā kanoi i whiria?

Me āta tohutohu me pēhea te whiri i ngā kanoi e whā.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

He tauira tēnei o te whiri i te muka o te harakeke. Ka kīia tēnei momo he whiri kawe, he whiri papa rānei, inā e toru ōna kanoi, ā, he papatahi tōna hanga:

Koia nei ētahi atu momo whiri:

whiri iwituna

E waru nui ake rānei ōna kanoi, he porotaka tōna hanga.

tuamaka

E rima, e ono rānei ōna kanoi, he porotaka tōna hanga.

tuapuku

E whā ōna kanoi, he porotaka te hanga.

tāwai

E rua ōna kanoi.

Tauira KŌrero

Whiria ngā kīwai o te kete.

E hia ngā kanoi i whiria?

Me āta tohutohu me pēhea te whiri i ngā kanoi e whā.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga