maori counting stuffs

Tokohia how many? (people)

tokohia nga kuia? how many elderly women are there?

kotahi te kuia there is one elderly woman

tokohia nga tangata? how many people are there?

tokotoru nga tangata there are three people

kotahi te there is one

tokowaru nga there are eight

tekau nga there are ten

tokohia nga tane? how many men are there?

tokorua nga tane there are two men

tokohia nga tamariki? how many children are there?

tokowha nga tamariki there are four children

E hia o tau? how old are you?

e rua tekau ma tahi oku tau I am 21 years old

tekau ma waru oku tau I am 18 years old

e hia ona tau? how old is she?

e iwa ona tau she is nine years old

e tekau ma whitu ona tau he is 17

e hia nga tau o Lisa? How old is Lisa?

E whitu tekau ma rima nga tau o Lisa Lisa is 75 years old

e toru tekau ma waru nga tao o Luna Luna is 38 years old

tara dollar

heneti cents

Tekau ma rima tara, rima tekau heneti te utu mo tena pukapuka 15.50 is the cost of that book

e hia te utu mo te peke riwai ra? How much is that bag of potatoes?

e rua tara, iwa tekau ma rima heneti te utu 2.95 is the cost

he aha te utu mo te rorohiko na? what is the cost of that computer?

e rua mano, kotahi rau tara te utu mo te rorohiko nei 2100 is the cost of this computer

e aha te utu what is the cost

e hia te utu how much is the cost

kia hia? how many (are needed)?

kia hia nga heki? how many eggs?

kia rua nga heki two eggs

kia hia nga tikiti? how many tickets?

kia rima nga tikiti five tickets

kia hia nga riwai? how many potatoes?

kia kotahi te riwai one potatoe

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