Maori speakers?

[Trudes]

Are there any fluent speakers of te reo Maori here? I need help with writing a mihimihi, is there anyone here who can help me? Cheers.

[PirateJafa]

I can speak fluent "Brotalk" if needed.

[Trudes]

I can speak fluent "Brotalk" if needed.

HA!! So can I, but I'm not entirely sure how well that would go down for a 3rd year university paper essay!! Might be worth a try if I can't find anyone to translate for me (not finding a lot of help on the interweb either!)

[Katman]

Sorry, I thought this thread was about some cheap sounds.

[Headbanger]

Yeah, I was going to write about the set of car speakers hooked up to the 20 year old stereo in my shed.....

[Stirts]

I know a few words like "Patero" and "Pōkokohua" "tama ngarengare" and the likes, so you may not want my help

[Lias]

HA!! So can I, but I'm not entirely sure how well that would go down for a 3rd year university paper essay!! Might be worth a try if I can't find anyone to translate for me (not finding a lot of help on the interweb either!)

I'm not fluent but I do have a Certificate in Te Ara Reo Maori, and if I can't help someone at work will be able to do it for me.

Most people (especially europeans) generally stick with a basic mihimihi, which is easy enough.

Ko Andrew taku ingua
Ko Scottish te iwi
Ko Macdonald of the Isles te hapu
Ko Waikanae te awa
Ko Wikitoria te maunga

If you want to get into a full whakapapa I'll definitly need to get some help to help lol.

[Burtha]

sorry - mine is limited to kai in puku !

[Trudes]

Thanks Lias. Being a white girl I'm not really sure what to put in, like I don't exactly have a hapu, iwi, waka, marae or have any affiliations to rivers, mountains etc. So I think basically I just need to say hello, what my name is and where I come form. Do I need to put in my parents names etc seeing as how I don't have hapu as such?
So, so far I have:
Tena koutou
Ko Trudi ahau
....
yep, that's it

[Mom]

It is good to identify your ancestors place of origin too Trudes. Your parents came from ? or your grandparents came from. Talk to Clivoris.

[Trudes]

Thanks Mom, I can do that.... in English, just not Maori.

[peasea]

I've got Sansui speakers, big ones.

[peasea]

Yeah, I was going to write about the set of car speakers hooked up to the 20 year old stereo in my shed.....

Did yoos fellas get dem off dat guy at the pub bro?

[Mr Merde]

I'm fluent in TLA's

will that help

[Headbanger]

Did yoos fellas get dem off dat guy at the pub bro?

Nah, out of the Holden.