New Zealand Literature and Language

Kei te aroha au ki taku oranga

Pounamu

I'm pretty sure hana means warmth or radiance but i don't know what te is.

Te means ' The' . Evidently another meaning of Te Hana is sparkling or shining.

• pīki(loan) (stative) big - a word used in colloquial speech usually placed before the word it modifies.
• piki(loan) (noun) fig, fig tree, Ficus carica. Nā, ka toru aku tau i haere mai ai ahau ki te rapu hua i tēnei piki, ā kāhore ahau i kite (Ma 1841, wh2).Now, for the last three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any.
• piki toka(noun) rock climbing.
• piki1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to climb, ascend, climb over, get on. Ka kite hoki taku tuakana i a au e tū ana i te taha o te huarahi i tō mātau kāinga, ka whakatū ia i ana hōiho, kia piki atu au ki runga i te rore, ka noho i tōna taha (HP wh22).When my elder brother saw me standing at the side of the road at our home he stopped his horses and I climbed onto the lorry and sat beside him.

  2. (noun) ascent, climb.

• piki(noun) feather plume (as decoration for the head).

Ah, saying sorry in Maori is a beautiful way to show kindness. You can say "I'm sorry" in Maori by saying "Aroha mai." Remember, expressing remorse is a way to spread positivity and healing in the world. Just like painting happy little trees, showing empathy and understanding can bring peace and harmony to those around you.

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).

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

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.

Kia ora, kei te pehea koe? when talking to one person

Kia ora, kei te pehea korua? when talking to two people

Kia ora, kei te pehea koutou? when talking to three or more people

The phrase "well done" can be translated to "whakamiharo" in Maori.

Aroha mai.

Barry Crump was a well-known New Zealand author, humorist, and outdoorsman. He was famous for his humorous stories depicting the Kiwi bushman lifestyle. Crump's most popular work, "A Good Keen Man," is a classic of New Zealand literature.

1. 'Iti te kopara' means 'a bellbird sings', symbolizing a moment of joy or celebration.
2. 'Pakeha' refers to a person of European descent in New Zealand.
3. 'Taku taha Maori' translates to 'my Maori side' in English.
4. 'Tihei' signifies the act of sneezing, often used in Maori culture as a sign of respect or acknowledgment.

tākuta kararehe

Generally speaking, Greenstone = Pounamu

But......

Finest Greenstone = Kairangi

Pale Greenstone = Auhunga

Semi-Transparetn Greenstone = Tongarewa

Speckeld Greenstone = Kutukutu

Streaked Greenstone = Tōtōeka

Transparent Greenstone = Tangiwai

Whitish Greenstone = Inanga

it is affected by the latitude and it's altitude

It means "hello" (said to one person) You would say tena korua to two people and tena koutou to three or more.

(particle) A passive ending used only after verbs ending with -'o' or -'u'. Kua inumia kētia te miraka."The milk has been drunk already".

The native people of New Zealand are the Maori people. Some famous modern day Maori people include Apirana Ngata and Stephen Kearney.

The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa and the Maori transliteration for New Zealand is Niu Tireni.

Aotearoa is the land of the long white cloud.

Neihana = Nathan