Anyone speak the Maori language?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at
1:04 am
I'm trying to find out how to say "gypsy child" in the Maori language, for a tribute tattoo. I tried an online translation search and only found one that worked. I want to find a second and third opinion. If you can help me out please do!
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No, but just say oo ee walla walla bing bang!
Hi
I am assuming from your user name that you are an Australian. So, I am wondering what your response would be if I asked you to suggest somewhere I could go in Australia to experience true Aboriginal culture? I suspect no such thing exists anymore. I suspect that modern day aboriginals, even if they live on some sort of reserve or the Aboriginal equivalent of a Maori Pa, live a hybrid life that icludes elements of their historical culture interwined with European practices. So it is with Maori; there is nowhere you can go for three days and experience some sort of preserved untainted Maori culture. Most Maori live integrated within New Zealand society. A number live with their iwi in exclusive Maori settlements but none live isolated from the influences around them. While they hold values and beliefs and operate support structures that hark back to their ancestors, they essentially live their day to day lives in the same way as the rest of the New Zealand population. If you want to understand and immerse yourself in Maori culture then you'd need to come here and 'study' them for many years not for a few days.
What you can do is visit Maori cultural sites and be introduced to their cultural history (not their modern day culture). As you have already identified, Rotorua is the best location for this. Of course, it has a touristic element-how can it not have? Is it too touristic? Not if you pick your spots.
I suggest you include visits to:
Tamaki Maori Village
The Maori Arts and Crafts Institute
The Whakarewarewa Village
Wai-o-tapu
Orakeikorako
I have been to all of these places and I believe they are all worth a visit. Rather than give you a detailed breakdown, I've given the links to their websites. When you get to Rotorua you will be inundated with 'cultural' things to do, so you can have a look at other possibilities if my suggestions dont appeal or you have time left over. Try to avoid the myriad of 'cultural experiences' that are on offer at most of the hotels!!
As regards the Regatta Day, I presume you are talking about the Auckland Anniversary Regatta which they claim is the largest regatta in the world. Unfortunately, it is scheduled for January 29th, 2007.
http://www.regatta.org.nz/news.php
News On Japan – “A Japanese television commercial featuring pop diva Namie Amuro and a group of men performing an indigenous Maori dance has drawn criticism in New Zealand, the Australian Associated Press reported Monday. The ad for Coke Zero involves a dance between Amuro and a group of actors dressed in rugby jerseys apparently doing the ceremonial “Ka Mate Haka” dance. Te Ariki Wi Neera, a spokesman for the Ngati Toa tribe, the traditional custodians of the Ka Mate Haka, said the ad “sounds like crap.”"
Pounamu – also known as greenstone, is the Maori group term for both nephrite and bowenite. The Maori classified pounamu according to colour and named many varieties. There are four (4) main types: kawakawa, kahurangi, inanga and tangiwai. The first three are nephrite and the fourth – tangiwai – is bowenite. Although the Maori placed tangiwai as a variety of pounamu, they knew of its difference and limitations. Three others are kakotea, kohuwa and totoweka
Pounamu will benefit from the addition of light, scented oil and if it is not be be worn very regularly, is best stored in a felt or leather pouch. A very light smear of oil in the pouch will enhance the carved pounamu with a beautiful warm gloss
Pounamu was normally suspended from thin leather or plaited flax; metal chains do not harmonise with the stone. It was traditional for a piece to be worn level with the cavity where the two collarbones meet above the chest.
Over a period of time theCarving absorbs oils from your skin and changes color to a very light honey gold. Maori believe this to be theCarving taking on some of your spirituality or essence and thus truly becoming a part of the wearer.
Knowledge is overrated.
awesome!
How do you know you have more of a "spanish" accent while speaking the foreign language?
chances are your expressing the spanish accent in the french because they have similiar word structures, being that they are both romance languages descending from the languages spoken in Rome 1500 years ago.
Whatever one's native language happens to be, determines how that person is accustomed to using thier mouth to pronounce words, etc….this is why we always hear accents in other languages, when people learn the langauge later in life. Since spanish was your first language, it is likely that this is influencing the way you move your mouth when you speak a "new" language, much moreso than with english.
Hope this helped.
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Thoth new of this knowledge and universal law ans the law of atraction . for it was all written on his tablets 30,000 years ago . look them up and study them .
the only non curse sarah said was “vai via” (go away)
(su rai 1 c’è uno col pizzo maori :O)
i speak spanish, japanese and french! ha! take that! and english too;)
Lol i am Maori and it duznt matter what u take. Flowers no bcoz u cant eat them lol A cake like said before wud be good or sumthing sweet for dessert like cheesecake all depends what u havn for tea Maybe sum Garlic Bread
RT smh i always have to take the initiative to write cuz if i didnt we would never speak :/ | lol!
think vero needs to know that she has also ninja’s *lol*
Teachers claim Assoc Education Min Pita Sharples ignoring majority of Maori students as national standards trialled only in kura kaupapa