Maori Language and Culture

E noho ra (written as three separate words) means goodbye to someone you are leaving. I.e, you are leaving your nana's house, and she is staying at her house, but you are going somewhere else, then you would say 'e noho ra.' If you were staying and you were saying goodbye to someone who is leaving then you would say, "Haere ra." Other ways of saying goodbye are hei konei ra, or ka kite ano (see you again).

it's a long version of "kia kaha" which is a wish for you to "stay strong"

He ataahua koe

In peace and harmony even though they had wars

Unlike the Chilean term Roto, in English Roto is used to modify other words to indicate rotation.

For example, Rototiller is a self-propelled cultivator that tills the earth with rotating tines. So in this case it means to rotate.

In another case there is a company the cleans the roots out of drain pipes underground using a long flexable shaft with an attached cutting blade, they attach the shaft to a motor that makes it rotate and cut the clogging roots. This company is called RotoRooter.

The weapon you are referring to is likely a "mere" or a "patu," which is a traditional Maori club used for close combat. It is typically made of wood and has a sharp point at one end for stabbing and a flat edge at the other end for striking. These weapons were important in Maori warfare and were also used during ceremonial performances.

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Manu.

The Maori word for window is "matapihi".

According to Maori traditional oral histories, the original Maori homeland is Hawaiki, a mythical place often referred to in their stories as the ancestral homeland where the Maori people originated from before migrating to Aotearoa (New Zealand). Hawaiki is believed to be a place located in Polynesia, though its exact location is subject to debate among scholars and historians.

Wha rau ma tahi.

Wha (four) rau (hundred) ma tahi (and one).

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You would say "Kei a wai koe i te ra e" in Maori to ask "what did you do yesterday?"

The translation I have seen is as follows:

Matai - Watching or gazing intently at the sea.

"Kainga" is the Maori word for "village" or "settlement". It refers to a community or group of houses where families live together.

Kia ora :)

Kotahi rau.

The translated meaning of Aotearoa is "Land of the Long White Cloud" in Maori, which is the indigenous language of New Zealand.

The majority of Maori people can be found in their native country, New Zealand.

You will also find a lot of them in Australia and the rest of the world.

kia pai te ra

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The Maori word for "crazy" is "pokokohua."

Samoan, Tongan, and Maori language sound similar because they are all Polynesian languages belonging to the Austronesian language family. They share linguistic roots and similar phonetic sounds due to their common heritage. Additionally, these languages have been influenced by each other over time, further contributing to their similarities in sound.

Sometimes ... but not always !

"Ahi" = "Fire" "Hau" = "Wind"

"Papatuanuku" = "Mother Earth"

"Wai" = "Water"

The people known as Maori are - Maori. They are polynesian and they come from New Zealand which they named Aotearoa.