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Kia ora!

My mate recreated the Tino Rangatiratanga Flag, the flag of the Māori, the indiginous people of New Zealand aka Aotearoa aka the Land of the Long White Cloud.

Tīhei Mauri Ora!

Fly it proud on your Animal Crossing New Horizons island!

Ngā mihi,

Patariki

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must buy!

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You know what I like about this--and this has more to do with the language than the clock--is that this clock teaches you not just 1-12 in Maori, but also lets you infer that 13 is "tekau mā toru", 14 is "tekau mā whā", and so on up to 19 "tekau mā iwa"... And then guess what 20 is!! "RUA tekau"! so add "mā tahi" and you get 21! Each number keeps going like that, at no point do they suddenly start going wildly off-book like some (French) languages. And now you know how to count to 99 in Maori AND you know what time it is! I've never even been to NZ and this is still cool to me.

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Very good point! I hadn't thought of this. Thank you for your addition.

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must buy!

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This made me laugh. 👍🏼

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Fijjan/Vosa Vakaviti Starter Phrases

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Different format?

To maximize content it's easier for me to post screenshots and collages from various language apps as I go along. I realize these aren't quite lessons but I'm sharing what I can in what little free time I have.

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I really want to learn Hawaiian and it's really annoying because there's so few resources. Anyway I'm not learning Samoan but it still fun to learn new things. Keep up the good work!

I'll be teaching 'Olelo Hawai'i here as well! Used to be just te reo Māori. But now I'm branching out to all of Pasifika. Just started posting some Gagana Sāmoa today. 😊 Here's a link to a folder with many Polynesian resources, including 'Olelo Hawai'i. Hope that helps.

https://mega.nz/#F!YKBjEZpA!6UWKIuReJ-4WlKYYyc7bVA

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Sāmoan Essentials pt. 1

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Sāmoan Food Terms pt. 1

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Sāmoan social phrases!

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other polynesian languages?

kia ora my friends!

would you also enjoy learning other poly languages?

vosa vakaviti (fijian)

'olelo hawai'i (hawaiian)

lea fakatonga (tongan)

gagana sāmoa (sāmoan)

reo mā'ohi (tahitian)

might make this a more varied langblr but sticking to pasifika.

ngā mihi,

tanga

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Greetings in Te Reo Māori - Mihi

[When I went to New Zealand I took evening classes in Te Reo Maori; here are some of my notes. Please note that this isn’t a complete list of every possible greeting but rather a list of the ones I encountered the most frequently. Feel free to correct me if you spot any mistakes/make additions :)]

Saying hello

Casual

Kia ora - hello Kia ora kōrua - hello to you two Kia ora koutou (katoa) - hello to you (all) (3 or more people)

Formal

Haere mai - welcome Tēnā koe - greetings to you (1 person) Tēnā kōrua - greetings to you two

Tēnā koutou (katoa) - greetings to you (all) (3 or more people) Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa - greetings, greetings, greetings to you all (3 or more people) Tēnā koe e hoa - greetings to you friend

Others

Mōrena - morning Ata mārie - peaceful morning Ahiahi mārie - peaceful afternoon Pō mārie - peaceful evening

Saying goodbye

E noho rā - goodbye (said to someone staying) Haere rā - goodbye (said to someone leaving) Ka kite (anō) - see you (again) Aroha nui - lots of love (often used to sign off letters to friends/loved ones)

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The Maori language of New Zealand has added new terms for disabilities and mental health issues.

“In my experience, people with autism tend to have their own timing, spacing, pacing and life-rhythm, so I interpreted autism as ‘takiwatanga’, meaning 'his or her own time and space'”

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(submitted by dancinguponthesea)

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kōwhekowheko (submitted by Christopher Murphy)

Note: The “wh” in Māori is pronounced like “f”

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how can i learn maori?

kia ora!

i highly reccomend the apps uTalk and Drops. @kahu-learns has many links to other online resources on their blog, such as pdf files of books and audio and such! hope this helps you on your journey with te reo.

ngā mihi,

tanga