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  1. 26th July 2004, 14:31 #1
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    Tena Koutou

    Well it's Maori Language week.
    Here's a phrase... Tena Koutou (Greetings to You all)
    Try not to get too over-excited peoples, it's merely a charitable gesture...
    Hei Kona Mai(Goodbye for Now)
    Kia Pai Tou Ra(Have a good day)
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    Apparently "kotanga" isn't the Maori word for "car aerial"...
    "Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
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    Goody.

    Let's take this opportunity to have a frothy, vitriolic, unbalanced and flame-filled Treaty thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Goody.

    Let's take this opportunity to have a frothy, vitriolic, unbalanced and flame-filled Treaty thread.

    Who's going first?
    I would like to see the Kahu's from Shortland Street speak in maori less often as I can't understand them half the time (except for the following).

    Tena koutou
    Tena koe
    Kapai
    Tu Meke
    Haere mai
    Chur bro

    I mean, there is a whole maori channel and Te Karere as well.
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    Stop stirring JR. this is not intended as a controversy.
    These are just some phrases of goodwill & respect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitcher
    Apparently "kotanga" isn't the Maori word for "car aerial"...
    Motoka is the word for automobile though.

    And I hear the maori word for troll is motu.....
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    ... and there is kapu ti, for cup of tea and usually a big feed too.

    Just shows how language develops eh!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano
    Motoka is the word for automobile though.

    And I hear the maori word for troll is motu.....
    Tee hee! Not bad for a Monday...
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    **steps cautiously away from the thread, mindful not to make any sudden movements **
    Not even with yours!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano
    Motoka is the word for automobile though.
    I prefer "motopaika"

    (I think it's an 'a' on the end?)
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    This is pretty cool...

    Not to many hints on sentence construction but..

    http://kel.otago.ac.nz/translator/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano
    Motoka is the word for automobile though.

    And I hear the maori word for troll is motu.....
    Whose that walking on my bridge!
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    Waging war with society
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    Are you down there with the Taniwhas Motu?
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