The Maori people have a connection to islands. The Maori are island people. The Maori main island is Aotearora. The Maori also have a connection to the Hawaiian People.
“I ngā tau whitu tekau o tērā rau tau, i oreore te iwi Māori kia whakapūmauhia tōna Māoritanga.Ka toko ake te whakaaro ko te reo tonu te poutokomanawa e tū rangatira ai tātou hei Māori.
From the 1970s many Māori people reasserted their identity as Māori. An emphasis on the language as an integral part of Māori culture was central to this identity.
Increasingly Māori leaders were recognising the danger that the Māori language would be lost. New groups with a commitment to strengthening Māori culture and language emerged in the cities.
I marama te kite a ngā kaumātua me ngā rangatira e mate haere ana te reo Māori. Ka whānau mai ko ngā rōpū āki i te reo me ngā tikanga ki ngā taone.”
Te Reo kohanga
King Movement
Tūrangawaewae Marae at Ngāruawāhia is the seat of the Māori King movement. Ngāruawāhia is an important Māori settlement. In 1858 the first Māori king, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero lived here. Tūrangawaewae means “a place to stand”.
| Do you know the wifi password? | Kei te mohio koe ki te kupuhipa wifi? |
| How are you? | Kei te pēhea koe? |
| What is your name? | Ko wai tou ingoa? |
| Do you like ice cream? | Kei te pai koe ki te hukapapa? |
| Do you have a restroom? | Kei a koe he wharepaku? |
| What would you recommend? | He aha te mea e taunaki ana koe? |
| I like cats! Do you? | He pai ki ahau te ngeru! Kei a koe? |
| Can i stay for dinner? | Ka taea e au te noho mo te tina? |
| Thank you | Mauruuru |
| I am sorry | E pouri ana ahau |
| I do not know | Kaore au e mohio |
| I do not speak | Kaore au e korero |
| you are welcome | Tena koe |
| what is happening? | He aha te tupu? |
| what happened! | He aha te tupu! |
| no worries | Kaore he awangawanga |
| can I have some bread | Ka taea e au te whai taro |
| please do not cut off my head | Tena koa kaua e tapahia toku upoko |
LANGUAGE MADNESS 