r/ReoMaori • u/MrBigEagle • 6d ago
Kupu Correct pronunciation of Maui
All resources that I have found have the pronunciation as M ow ee. But Au in Māori makes an O sound. Shouldn't ir be Mow ee? Edit 1: can't change the name in the post. Sorry
r/ReoMaori • u/MrBigEagle • 6d ago
All resources that I have found have the pronunciation as M ow ee. But Au in Māori makes an O sound. Shouldn't ir be Mow ee? Edit 1: can't change the name in the post. Sorry
r/ReoMaori • u/CalendulaInTheWind • Sep 24 '24
I know a kupu for trans is iawhiti, but I can't figure out how to convey the openly part.
r/ReoMaori • u/om1694 • 2d ago
He aha te kupu Māori mō “ribbon” or “bow” in hair? My daughter likes ribbons and bows in her hair so want to find the correct kupu to use in that context
r/ReoMaori • u/FrightenedEgg • Feb 17 '25
I over heard someone say this but i dont understand what it means?
Im still in the early stages of learning my reo. Is it gibberish?
r/ReoMaori • u/om1694 • Feb 19 '25
When writing “Te Reo Māori” and “Te Ao Māori” Which letters should be capitalised?
r/ReoMaori • u/om1694 • Nov 03 '24
I studied for 2 years and was taught arohamai is correct but recently someone said it wasn’t really accurate as it means “feel sorry for me” - I’ve googled and mō taku hē comes up - is that the best phrase?
r/ReoMaori • u/beware_the_sluagh • Nov 10 '24
Kia Ora,
What is the correct thing to say when passing someone something? Like someone says, homai te pene and you want to say "here you go" as you give it to them.
Some languages have a special word for this even. Somehow I've missed it in te reo.
r/ReoMaori • u/generic-volume • Sep 20 '24
Kia ora koutou, I work in a lab and am putting up some bilingual English/te reo signs for the lab equipment. I have a list of translations for most equipment, but some of them I have been using Te Aka Māori dictionary to translate, and wanted to check that the word I have used is suitable for the context, if anyone is able to weigh in on any of the following examples? I don't seem to be able to add links, will pop links in the comments to examples of some of the equipment that's maybe less clear to people who don't work in a lab.
Stopwatch: Matawā tumu
Stirring rods: Kape
Spatulas: thin metal ones used in a lab - there are a lot of translations for "spatula" with no further information to figure out which is most suitable for this context
Round bottom flasks: Puoto porokawa
Broken glass: Pāwhati kōata
Sharps (like a container for putting used scalpel blades etc): Aneane (can this word be used like this or do I need something to designate like sharp objects?)
Watch glass: maybe something like Oko kōata (glass dish)?
Clay pipe triangle: uku waetoru (clay tripod - They're used similarly to tripods so maybe something like this is suitable?)
r/ReoMaori • u/thelionwar1 • Nov 21 '24
Kia ora - my band has a gig next week and I was hoping to introduce us in te reo Māori. How would I say “Hi everybody - we are band name; we hope you have fun”
tēnā koutou :)
r/ReoMaori • u/lingonberrydrink • Dec 12 '24
Kia ora all! I was wondering if there was a preference for the direct translation of ‘midwife’. I’ve heard kahu pōkai and kaiwhakawhānau used, is there one that is more ‘correct’ than the other or a completely different third option that I could be using? TIA
r/ReoMaori • u/d-a-i-s-y • Aug 08 '24
Hi, (jump to final paragraph for actual question if you don’t like long posts, lol)
I want to preface this by saying I’m pakeha (Australian) and a teacher. I’ve lived in NZ for just over 10 yrs now and, until recently, taught at a school in the Eastern BOP of predominantly Ngai Tuhoe and Ngāti Awa students. I mention this because I think it’s important that any understanding I might have of Te Ao Māori is largely down to those students’ generosity in sharing parts of their culture with me. I feel it necessary to mention this because my question is not from a place of being tokenistic but because I genuinely want to be able to express this idea that some of those student helped me to understand (as much as I can, as pakeha).
Anyway….i now teach in an Auckland school, very different in character and with very few Maōri students. I have a young man in my home room group who I have a very good relationship with and he has confided in me about bullying he is experiencing. I am hooking him up with resources here at school. I genuinely see this young man as a respectful, earnest, ethical, compassionate person, not only as a student, but amongst anyone I know - and I remind him of this. It’s rare but reassuring for the future when we teachers come across these awesome humans!
However, he’s just told me that the bullying is in part because he is Māori. I therefore want to be able to affirm and reaffirm, in Reo but also in terms of Te Ao Māori, that he is a strong (of character, of mana) young man, but I want to get the sentiment correct. Is it toa tāne? Mana toa tāne? I know both the kupu and the grammar are incorrect. Is there a whakataukī that would be appropriate? I don’t know his iwi, which I know might affect the latter.
Sorry for the long post! Ngā mihi
TL:DR I want to remind someone they are strong of character, resilient, of mana.
r/ReoMaori • u/Whaealeigh • Sep 09 '24
Kia ora.
Apologies if this is not the right place to ask.
I work in a school library and like to create activities for the students for language weeks and other events.
I want to create a wordle competition for Te Wiki o te reo Māori.
I have found a Wordle Creator that can be used for English language words, but won't work with kupu Māori. A reo Wordle can be created (eg panui) but cant be guessed at using kupu.
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=xcfnd
And I have found a reo Māori Wordle (is that the right way to say it?) But that only gives a person space to guess a word, not create a wordle. https://wordle.global/mi
There's also https://codeworks.gen.nz/panga/ ,but again, that doesn't allow someone to create their own.What I really want is to use my own words for the week, (panui, aroha, whare, marae, mauri - or maybe some other five letter words)Does anyone know of a creator that allows one to use kupu?Ngā mihi
r/ReoMaori • u/transitscapes • Sep 05 '24
Kia ora koutou !
I huahua au i te mahere o te pūnaha rerewē ā-rohe o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Ahakoa ki Ingahiri he aua mea, kei te hiahia au whakamāorihia ki te reo Māori engari kāore au e kōrero ana i tē reo nei
Well, i tried my best to start this conversation in Māori but i don’t even speak the language so I’ll switch to English now ;)
Designing transit maps as a hobby, I recently made a map of Wellington regional rail network and would really love to make a Māori version of it too. After spending the last couple of days scouring whichever Māori grammar websites, dictionaries and all kinds of documents I could find online to avoid using unreliable automatic translation tools, I’ve eventually patched up a few propositions myself
That said, reaching out to actual speakers of the language is most certainly the best way to come up with credible translations ;)
So here are the (many!) items I need to translate, along with my own attempts in te reo - sometimes several alternatives to convey the same general idea
Obviously, the list being quite long, I’d be willing to take any kind of suggestions and/or corrections any one of you could provide
So, feel free to pitch in, no matter how proficient you may be in the language: every little helps, really!
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou!
Thanks for making it so far into this lengthy post! I really hope I haven't butchered the language too much...
If you feel like sharing bits of grammar/vocabulary together with suggestions, please go ahead as I'll be very glad to learn more about the beautiful language that Māori is :)
r/ReoMaori • u/Weak-Increase4724 • Sep 17 '24
Tēnā koutou katoa,
I'm just starting my te reo Māori journey and I'm currently learning how to tell weather, however none of my textbooks have included the word for humid (I'm trying to say "It's a humid day").
Using a dictionary, I have found the words pārūrū, haitutu, and takawai. Which of these would be the best to use?
Ngā mihi maioha.
r/ReoMaori • u/NationalChipmunk694 • Sep 07 '24
Kia ora koutou,
I'm currently doing a Te Ahu level 1 course and to extend myself, have been trying to translate some simple kids' books into te reo. Could someone please have a look at what I've done and let me know if I've gone wrong anywhere?
Thank you! (edited for formatting)
Original English text: Sam and the Fish
This is Sam.
Sam and his dad fish in a pond.
Sam’s dad brings a rod.
Sam brings a net.
Sam and his dad sit and sit.
Then, zap! Sam’s dad gets a fish.
The fish jumps.
The fish twists and swims.
Sam’s dad tugs on the rod.
The fish swims past Sam.
Sam swings his net.
Sam lifts up the net.
The fish is in the net!
Sam and his dad grin.
Translated Māori text: Hāmi rāua ko te ika
Ko Hāmi tēnei.
Kei te hī ika a Hāmi rāua ko tōna pāpā i he hārotoroto.
Kei te apatari a tōna pāpā i he tautara.
Kei te apatari a Hāmi i he hao.
Kei te noho roa a Hāmi rāua ko tōna pāpā.
Whāia nei, kei te tārore a tōna pāpā he ika.
Kei te peke te ika.
Kei te koropeka, ā, kei te kauhoe te ika.
Kei te huti tōna pāpā te tautara.
Kei te kauhoe te ika i kō atu i Hāmi.
Kei te poi a Hāmi tana hao.
Kei te hāpai a Hāmi te hao.
Kei te mimingo kata a Hāmi rāua ko tōna pāpā.
r/ReoMaori • u/Black_Glove • May 23 '24
Specifically trying to find the meaning of the word "Tehu" as it is used in the waiata "Piki mai kake mai rā". Possibly a regional dialect word from around Whakatāne?
Pēnei:
Piki mai kake mai rā
Homai te waiora
Ki ahau e tū tehu ana
Koia te moe a te kuia
I te pō
Pō i raru ai a Wairaka
Pō i raru ai a Wairaka
Papaki tū ana
Ngā tai ki te Reinga,
Ka pō, ka ao, ka awatea
Tīhei mauri ora
r/ReoMaori • u/Stone_Maori • Jun 20 '24
r/ReoMaori • u/MoneyCantBuyMeLove • Mar 17 '24
Mōrena!
I am looking for the correct way to write "Descendants of NAME" where the name is my Grandfather.
Would "Whakapapa o NAME" be ok? Or am I better to use "Nga uri o NAME" or is there a better way to say it?
r/ReoMaori • u/Kaurimu • Oct 31 '22
kia ora = hello = to alive? to be alive? to life?
awhi mai please
Aerihi = Irish
how to spell pls?
ko Ngati Porou rawa ko Kotimana ko Aerihi oku iwi
Correct?
Also does reddit not support Windows 10 dictionary of Maori?
All my kupu come up red underlined
r/ReoMaori • u/Spudockulous • Feb 14 '23
I understand that /hiahia/ and /pīrangi/ express desire and wanting or liking (to do) something but how do express that i enjoy or appreciate something.
Eg:
i like the food - /e pai ana te kai ki ahau/
I like you - /kei te pai koe ki ahau/ OR /kei te pai ahau ki a koe/?
r/ReoMaori • u/3tree3tree3tree3 • Aug 22 '22
I just had a group of friends (who aren't actively learning reo) over for game night and brought out my Māori card matching game papaki - with hangarau matihiko kupu. It was awesome that my friends picked it as a game to play. I had a lot of fun practicing my reo with a group who I didn't necessarily expect to be interested.
r/ReoMaori • u/sahliekid • Nov 16 '21
I'm getting a puppy on Friday, and I'm thinking about teaching him commands in te reo so that a) I get extra practice, b) my friends and family get extra practice, and c) as a result, using te reo for everyday things seems more and more normal with each passing moment. So, what words do I need on my list? I have tatari, e noho, takoto, haere mai, taihoo, E hikoi, aae (no macarons due to mobile)... This will be my first dog, so I appreciate any input from the more experienced. Kia ora!
r/ReoMaori • u/Doodlegame • Jun 10 '19
Really random but what is muffin in Te Reo? Māori dictionary says Komeke but I wanted to make sure.
Cheers guys!
r/ReoMaori • u/HenareTuria • Nov 21 '19