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>Here in NZ a campaign has been started to encourage all NZers to use whatever Maori they know, so nga whakawhetai kia koe, kia ora mai.<
Having just come back from my first ever trip to New Zealand (why does snow fall the day before your ski trip ends?), I have to say I was impressed by the amount of Maori used in the papers. There were a couple of articles I simply didn't understand because I didn't know what key words meant.
The Bledisloe Cup match was also preceded by the Kiwi national anthem in Maori and then in English, but I noticed that the players didn't look too comfortable singing in Maori. When were the Maori words written, and do they match the English words in meaning? (The only one I recognised was Aotearoa.)
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted . Max Quordlepleen 08/18/00 06:54 AM Re: Elementary, my dear Quordlepleen AnnaStrophic 08/18/00 10:33 AM Re: Elementary, my dear Quordlepleen william 08/18/00 04:06 PM . Max Quordlepleen 08/18/00 10:05 PM Re: Elementary, my dear Quordlepleen Jackie 08/18/00 10:16 PM nga whakawhetai kia koe, kia ora mai Bridget 08/20/00 11:40 AM kia ora Bridget 08/20/00 11:44 AM . Max Quordlepleen 08/20/00 11:49 AM Re: How does one cease to be a "stranger"? Jazzoctopus 08/18/00 07:57 PM
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