#tereomaori

Wrapping up my little Aotearoa selection for now... "Ahakoa nō hea mai koe Ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu" "No matter where you come from We will always fight for you" Stan Walker ft. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika - Aotearoa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWhAoZZh8fc #History#JukeboxFridayNight#Aotearoa #TeReoMaori

"E pāpā Wairangi, taku nei mahi Taku nei mahi he tuku roimata E auē, e auē, ka mate ahau E hine hoki mai rā" Herbs - E Pāpā: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xBWO1JOiuY E Pāpā is a song of return for those who were lost in the battle of Pai Marire in Moutoa, which started in May 1964. It is an old Whanganui river song in the 1900’s or earlier. #History#JukeboxFridayNight#Aotearoa #TeReoMaori

Help me launch my community playgroup to make #TeReoMaori accessible for more whanau with young children in #Wellington I have designed a curriculum to teach te Reo Māori to parents and tamariki in a playgroup. I need help to ensure the playgroup can go ahead as I at the moment, it will only be able to run it if I get enough families signing up to cover the up-front cost of hiring a room in our community centre. Please check out our Givealittle: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/maori-language-playgroup-launch #Fundraiser #MaoriLanguage #NZ #Aotearoa #LowerHutt #Education

A Māori kupu (word) describing the responsibility to care for the natural world — kaitiakitanga — has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/729863/maori-word-kaitiakitanga-named-world-s-most-beautiful-by-language-app #TeReoMaori

My pet peeve that I’d like to fix about Aotearoa as a proficient #Māori speaker? Stop using the translated days of the week, and just use the transliterated ones.

The transliterated/traditional days:

Mane – Monday Tūrei – Tuesday Wenerei – Wednesday Tāite – Thursday Paraire – Friday Reasons this is better: -It is historical, from the time of the missionaries -It is preferred by most Māori speakers, especially in those communities where the language never died out as it has been in use for generations. -It is accessible for people who know English and haven’t learned Māori, including international visitors to Aotearoa. The translated set is thus: Rāhina: Day of the Moon (Māhina) Rātū: Day of Tūmatauenga (the god of war, aligning with Mars) Rāapa: Day of Apārangi (aligning with Mercury) Rāpare: Day of Pareārau (aligning with Jupiter) Rāmere: Day of Meremere (Venus) The problems with this are: -After translating European concepts into Māori, they remain European concepts. -They are completely indecipherable to anyone who does not speak Māori.

• When using a day of the week, we’re communicating a utilitarian concept so it makes sense to use something universally decipherable. Note: Regardless of which set is used, the weekend days are the same, they are not translations but their own concepts created by early missionaries to Aotearoa: Rāhoroi - day of cleaning, (in preparation for) Rātapu - holy day. #TeReoMaori #indigenous #Language

A dream has led me to this song. Would anyone translate the Te Reo Māori part of it? I can’t find a good translator. Thank you! 🙏🏼 Aroha Mana Takatāpui Kei roto i a koe #TeReoMaori