Te Reo - Counting
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Dr R. Taonui - The following is an introductory guide to counting in Māori.
One to ten
One Kotahi or Tahi Six Ono
Two Rua Seven Whitu
Three Toru Eight Waru
Four Whā Nine Iwa
Five Rima Ten Tekau
The most basic sentence for asking how many is:
E hia nga mea?
(How many things are there? Note you can substitute 'mea' for a name of another object or item if you know the word.)
The reply is:
Kotahi ngā mea (One thing)

or for numbers over one:
E rua ngā mea (Two things)
Eleven to nineteen
For numbers between from eleven to nineteen add the appropriate numeral to 'tekau mā ...' (ten and ...) as follows:
Eleven Tekau mā tahi
Twelve Tekau mā rua
Up to...
Nineteen Tekau mā iwa
Twenty to Ninety Nine
Twenty Rua Tekau (20 - two tens)
Thirty Toru Tekau (30 - three tens)
...and so on...
Ninety Iwa tekau (90 - nine tens)
Tens and singles
To add singles use the following pattern using 'mā' to link tens and singles:
Forty-four Whā tekau mā whā (44 - four tens and four)
Sixty-two Ono tekau mā rua (62 - six tens and two)

Hundreds
One hundred Kotahi rau
Two hundred Rua rau
... and so on...
Hundreds, Tens and Singles
Counting above one hundred requires using the patterns for hundreds, tens and singles as follows:
One hundred and thirty two Kotahi rau, toru tekau mā rua
Nine hundred and ninety-nine Iwa rau, iwa tekau mā iwa
Kia pai tō mahi e tatau matimati! (Good luck counting your fingers!)