'Taku whaea' can mean 'my Mum' or 'my Aunty'.
Taku = my (when referring to one thing).
Whaea = Mum, Aunty.
'Iti te kopara' means 'a bellbird sings', symbolizing a moment of joy or celebration. 'Pakeha' refers to a person of European descent in New Zealand. 'Taku taha Maori' translates to 'my Maori side' in English. 'Tihei' signifies the act of sneezing, often used in Maori culture as a sign of respect or acknowledgment.
The Maori translation for "Taku Rakau e" is "My weapon."
"Ko tēnei tōku whānau". Ko = is tēnei = this tōku = my whānau = family With Maori language, you will find that the structure of the sentence does not completely mirror that of the English language.
My Maori is pretty minimal but I think that means "what colour is your dog?" He pango taku kuri. (My dog is black).
"Kei hea taku" is a phrase in the Māori language that translates to "where is my" in English. It is used when asking about the location of something or someone.
'Iti te kopara' means 'a bellbird sings', symbolizing a moment of joy or celebration. 'Pakeha' refers to a person of European descent in New Zealand. 'Taku taha Maori' translates to 'my Maori side' in English. 'Tihei' signifies the act of sneezing, often used in Maori culture as a sign of respect or acknowledgment.
The Maori translation for "Taku Rakau e" is "My weapon."
taku wahine taku tamahine
"Ko tēnei tōku whānau". Ko = is tēnei = this tōku = my whānau = family With Maori language, you will find that the structure of the sentence does not completely mirror that of the English language.
My Maori is pretty minimal but I think that means "what colour is your dog?" He pango taku kuri. (My dog is black).
Ko taku hoa ko _______ .
Ko taku hoa ko _______ .
"Kei hea taku" is a phrase in the Māori language that translates to "where is my" in English. It is used when asking about the location of something or someone.
Maori is the native language of the first inhabitants of the territory of New Zealand. The word used by them to say 'brother' is 'parata', since the word they use to say 'my', is 'taku', then, to say 'my brother', you can use the phrase: 'taku parata'.
This can be said in various ways. For females, if you were to refer to a sister who is older, you would say "mō taku tuakana". If you were referring to a younger sister, you would say "mō taku teina". For males, this changes completely. You would simply say "mō taku tuahine". Mō = for Taku = my Tuakana = elder Teina = younger Tuahine = sister
aroha nui taku pepe
The easiest way to ask "Who are you?" in Maori is "Ko wai koe?" (Core-why-core-e)." If your name was John, the way to reply would be "Ko John taku ingoa" (Core-John-tuck-oo-ing-or-ah).