Tena tatou! This week I wanted to speak on some of the genius of te reo maori, and how useful I have found our use of personifying our environment and everyday phenomena has been in my own life.

Whakatauki - Taringa muhu kai (Ears groping for food.) [Te Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg 9]

Whakautu Patai - "Me kaua..." - Is this correct?

No. This is incorrect. Te Whanau Wiremu has this to say: [A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pg xviii]

"Weak (Hortatory or Deliberative.)

Me karanga ia. - He had better call; let him call.

(Not used in the negative.)"

if you want to express the idea of something that should not be done. Below is a great example from the Maori Newspaper The Maori Messenger. Te Karere Maori (1855-61) (MM.TKM 3-4/1855) [Te Aka, example 2]

"Kaua koe e whakaae kia whai mana i a koe ngā tāngata whakaaro kore, engari, kei ngā tāngata whakaaro, kei ngā tāngata e arotau ana ki tō mātou reo (MM.TKM 3-4/1855:9). / Do not let thoughtless people be in power, but people of thought, people who look kindly on our language."

Wetereo:

"Idiomatically, common nouns can be personified, that is, treated as if they were people"

"Kua rongo maua ko taringa. Kua puta a Pito." [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 34]

"Te Paki o Hewa" [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg 10]

Kia ora ano tatou! This week I came across a really short excerpt regarding a korero of Tangaroa and Papatuanuku being lovers. I had known of this story beforehand however it is always nice finding references to korero. You can find the korero here:

Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. pg. 31.

If you are interested in atua maori, an easy place to find the source material is this website. Its good for just thinking of an atua/kaitiaki that you want to know more about, and it provides reading material for you.

Pantheon

Whakatauki - Te Papa No Rotu. [Te Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo. pg. 117]

Kia ora ki a tatou! I know I have spoken on this topic before, but it's something that i come across often enough that I wanted to touch on it again.

My personal goal is to strive to speak the reo which was spoken by our tupuna (obviously not completely possible, but I want it to be as close as can be).

I want my reo maori to be reo maori, rather than english masked as maori. Olelo Hawaii language advocate Keao NeSmith addresses similar concerns in the olelo. Timestamp is 33 minute mark here in an interview on Keep it Aloha. Keao also delves into this topic in an interview on Ka Alala here.

whakatauki - E kore e kitea he toki huna. [Kohikohinga whakatauki a Raupo, pg 25]

Is it horoia o ringaringa, or horoi o ringaringa?

horoi vs horoia: key differences [https://upokopakaru.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/how-to-wash-your-hands/]

"Me tino whakamākū ngā makawe ki te wai, ā ka hopi: horoia kia kore he hopi i roto i ngā makawe (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / Thoroughly wet the hair with water and then lather it up with soap: rinse it so that there's no soap left in the hair": horoia - However if you look at the source material, you can see that the article is aimed towards parents washing their children's hair, as opposed to the children washing their own hair [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1438 (example 1)] [https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TOATAK19230401.2.3]

Commands to someone regarding themselves:[Ray Harlow, A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 196]

Ray Harlow has this to say - "An exception to the rule that transitive verbs with oject use the passive for commands is found in sentences with a reflexive object, where the patient of the action is the same person/people as the subject. in this case, the passive suffix is not used and the oject is marked with i:

Whakapaipai i a koe! - Make yourself look pretty!

Horoi i a koutou! - Wash yourselves!

He also has this to say:

"A fourth construction is used for commands that some action should be performed by some part of the body. These commands are more like instructions to the particular body part, which is the subject and follws the verb without any suffix or particle:

Hamama tou waha! - Speak, open your mouth!

Takahi tou wae! - Stamp your foot!

Toro mai o ringa! - Stretch out your hand!

Williams also agrees with the above statement with examples as follows: [W.L. Williams, H.W.Williams, 9th edition, First Lessons in Maori, pg 85.]

Titiro ou kanohi - Open your eyes.

Hamama tou waha - Open your mouth.

Totoro tou ringaringa - Stretch out your hand.

Hupeke tou waewae - Bend your leg.

Kia ora! I'm excited for todays episode. I thought I would do a language comparison of Te Reo Maori and Olelo Kanaka. Do excuse my olelo pronunciation. I'm still working on improving it, as I definitely sound like a Maori speaking Hawaiian haha. Enjoy!

Olelo Kanaka: Mokuna Ekahi - Ke Keiki i Pakele

Reo Maori: Te Wahanga Tuatahi - Te Tama i Ora tonu

Olelo Kanaka: Ua ha'aheo o Mr laua o Mrs Durley o Helu Eha, Ala Pilikino, i ka ha'i aku he po'e ma'amau no laua, mahalo nui loa.

Reo Maori: Whakahi ana a Mita raua ko Miha Tuhiri, no te kainga tuawha i te Ara o Piriweti, ki te ki he tino maori noa iho nei raua - kia mohio mai koe.

Olelo Kanaka: Aohe loa ou mahu'i he komo laua i ka hana ano 'e a hookahaha paha, no ka mea, aohe loa o laua pili aku me kela ano.

Reo Maori: Ko raua hoki tetahi tokorua e tino kore nei e uru ki nga ahuatanga e koroke ana ranei, e porehu ana ranei, na te mea kaore raua e paku pai ana ki aua hanga heahea.

Breakdown:

Olelo Kanaka:

Mokuna - This is related to our kupu maori Motunga.

Ua - Kua in the reo.

Haaheo - Whakahihi, whakahi, pohokereru all these types of words in maori.

laua o - raua ko. This one is very similar, basically the same, it works exactly the same too.

ha'i - whaki. Basically has the same vibe as the reo maori counterpart.

po'e - In the reo we have many words of this nature, hunga, kapa, kahui, tira, whakaminenga, minenga, marea, it's the same vibe.

hana - mahi.

ano 'e - whano ke. Pretty sure the maori word is of the same nature, 'e is ke in maori, but ano has loads of meanings in the olelo.

ano -

I thought I'd list out a few meanings that ano holds in the olelo which it has, but I give the maori counterpart:

1. kano/kakano
2. momo
3. ahua
4. whanoke (only in the ano 'e usage though -- I think)
5. take/raru (Olelo would say something like 'He aha kou ano?' Maori being - 'He aha to take?/ He aha to raru?)

If you are keen to learn more about the Olelo Kanaka. These are the resources I used to teach myself.

1. Clinton Kanahele Collection
2. Wehewehe.org
3. hawaiian-grammar.org
4. Ka Alala
5. Kanaeokana

Kia ora! This week I wanted to speak on something that I still mess-up often on. Apposition's, Kianga Whakamarama,

Firstly, what purpose does a kianga whakamarama serve? Well, per the kupu, it elaborates and gives further information to a sentence.

In English, Ray Harlow [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg. 166] gives the below example to show us that it is the second phrase which gives the extra detail to the first phrase.

"Dr Hohepa, the Maori Language Commissioner, addressed the conference."

In the reo, it is similar, but the difference is that we repeat the preposition.

"ki a taua, ki te Maori, he mea nui tenei." (Karetu 1974:51)

"Ko tenei manu, ko te kotuku, me uaua ke ka kitea." (Karetu 1974:51)

Wetereo: Kianga whakamarama

Noho raupapa ai nga kianga, penei i te kianga puhono, i te kianga tuingoa, kia whakamaramatia ai te tuatahi e te tuarua.

Ma te reo maori nei, ka noho hangai ko tera kianga ko tera kianga, takoto ngatahi ai, a, ko te puhono ia, e whakaruatia.

whakatauki - Hei aha ma te rora? What purpose does being cowardly serve you? [Te Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg. 28]

Kia ora! I love this time of year. I'm definitely that type that gets excited for new year, new goals, new aspirations and so I thought a good topic to speak on would be some conversation starters in Te Reo. I've grouped it by category, hopefully these are helpful.

whakatauki - E hoa ma, ina te ora o te tangata. [Te kohikohinga whakatauki a Raupo pg. 56]

- Maori rawa ake i te mea "kia makona, ara bon appetit"

wetereo - ranei [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/6466]

nunui ana tikanga, a ko ta tatou, ko te tuarima e ai ki Te Aka, ara "Te whakamohiohio atu ki te maha o nga kowhiringa, me te mea hoki, horekau ke kotahi noa iho te whakautu. Ka tuaruatia anoki.

He Minamina, He Ratarata

[Interests, Hobbies]

Ki te whakata ana koe, he pewhea koia kia manawareka pai ai ki a koe ake?

[Whenever you take a break, whats your go to way to enjoy it, in your opinion?]

Manakonako ranei koe ki tetahi ahuatanga hou? Tena, whakina mai.

[Do you have any keen interests you've yet to experience? Please, do share.]

E rata pai ana koe ki nga waiata aha, ki nga whakaata aha, ki aha atu ranei ki aha atu ranei?

[Do you have songs you like? movies you like? Or anything of that sort?]

Me he manu rere koe, ko whea atu koe e rere ai?

[If you were a bird, what is the name of a place you would fly to?]

He pukapuka ranei e tino mau ki roto ki a koe?

[Is there a book which has really stuck with you?]

Ko Nga Ritenga, Ko Nga Tikanga.

[Daily Life and Preferences]

ko te ata ranei, ko te po ranei?

[Are you a morning person, or a night owl?]

Ko ta te whakatauki nei, mahau anake te kai pai, a he aha ia te kai pai ki a koe?

[Based on this proveb, "Only the best food for you", what in fact are the "best" foods, in your opinion?]

He mokai ranei aau?

[Do you have any pets?]

He aha aau kia rongo mauritau ai koe?

[What do you do to unwind and relax?]

He Atawhakaaro, He Hokinga Mahara.

[Contemplation and Reflection]

He wheako ranei nou i tino huhua ke noa atu ai te whaioranga ki a koe?

[Have you had any experiences which were completely life-changing for you?]

He taumahatanga ranei kua whakatupu tangata pai koe i rangona ai e koe?

[Have you had any hardships which you feel have made you a better person?]

Maro tonu to pumau ki tewhea tikanga ranei, ki tewhea ritenga ranei, ki tewhea ahuatanga ranei?

[Do you have any firm point of views, beliefs, or anything of that nature?]

Nonaia tonu nei ranei nga paparinga i menemene mai ai? A, na te aha hoki?

[Recently has your cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing? If so, what from?]

He Pohewa Parekareka

[Fun and Hypothetical]

Mena he kurahuna nou, he kurahuna aha nou?

[If you had a superpower, what type of superpower would you have?]

He whakamanu ranei, he whakakuri ranei, a he kararehe aha atu ranei, hei mangai mo Tamaroto?

[Bird transformation, dog transformation or some other animal, which one would aaccurately reflect your inner self?]

Kua whanoke rawa atu ranei tetahi o ou moemoea. Tena, whakina mai?

[Experienced any funny/strange dreams? Please do share.]