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| Thread ID: 92036 | 2008-07-26 21:21:00 | Te Reo Maori - how much do you know | Myth (110) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 692458 | 2008-07-26 21:21:00 | Well, Te Reo Maori week is over, I know I've learnt some words during the week. But I was curious (and Jamuz recent thread was what got me thinking about it); how much do you know? Maybe you only know a few words, or maybe you're fluent in Te Reo Maori Also, do you think Te Reo Maori week is a good thing (my personal thoughts are yes; it is a part of our culture as are all things Maori, whether you are Maori or not) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 692459 | 2008-07-26 21:47:00 | When I went to school the Maori language was not allowed to be used. I think also we, collectively, should preserve the language. I also wonder how long will it be before everone has to know the language in order to make a living. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 692460 | 2008-07-26 21:48:00 | I'm an import just like every one else including the Maori and I don't know any but I do know some basic German, French and Dutch and some would say my English is pretty basic too. But I do think it's important that schools teach it as the Maori are gaining more power through business and so the young will need to be able to deal direct with them | gary67 (56) | ||
| 692461 | 2008-07-26 21:59:00 | My dad spoke it a bit, so do most of my relatives. I went to a Maori access course a few yrs ago now, (back in the 80's) I went there to learn about computers. (This was when I first started getting into computers). To do with Amigas, not Windows. They got too carried away with it. And tried to force me into doing things like the haka etc. I wasnt interested. In the end, they chucked me out. So, now I dont want to know anything about it And I should have taken them to court for it. The Labour Dept would have dealt with them |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 692462 | 2008-07-26 22:10:00 | Maori is such a useful language both in New Zealand in most countries world wide. (Insert Tui Ad Here) Schools should dump it and teach something useful. Our local High School teaches French and Japanese, both are much more useful, but the resources teaching Maori could be put to better use teaching maybe Spanish or better still bringing back Greek and Latin, both of which most of our English Language is based on. The English a lot of younger people speak these days is atrocious. We are a small multi-cultural country with many languages, but English is our main language and should stay that way IMHO. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 692463 | 2008-07-26 22:15:00 | Safe for me to say "A few words" :) | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 692464 | 2008-07-26 22:17:00 | They got too carried away with it. And tried to force me into doing things like the haka etc. I wasnt interested. :xmouth: :stare: :stare: |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 692465 | 2008-07-26 22:21:00 | I think its important to be offered as an option, Nothing more, nothing less. Doesn't deserve the massive resources pumped into it. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 692466 | 2008-07-26 22:37:00 | Maori is such a useful language both in New Zealand in most countries world wide. (Insert Tui Ad Here) Schools should dump it and teach something useful. Our local High School teaches French and Japanese, both are much more useful, but the resources teaching Maori could be put to better use teaching maybe Spanish or better still bringing back Greek and Latin, both of which most of our English Language is based on. The English a lot of younger people speak these days is atrocious. We are a small multi-cultural country with many languages, but English is our main language and should stay that way IMHO. I think its important to be offered as an option, Nothing more, nothing less. Doesn't deserve the massive resources pumped into it. Nail. On the head. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 692467 | 2008-07-26 22:39:00 | Personally, I think this pushing the Maori Language down people’s throats is a load of hog wash. The purpose of any language is to be able to communicate with as many people as possible and in this respect the Maori language fails miserably because outside of little old NZ you’d be scratching to find anybody who can speak it fluently enough to be able to hold a conversation. Swahili would be a much better option. As Sweep points out, the Touchy Feely PC Brigade are trying to implement the language into employment opportunities and they have succeeded in the case of nursing. I know an Irish Nurse that has nursed in many hospitals all over the world and has many internationally recognised qualifications, but was told she must take a Maori study course before she could have full New Zealand qualifications. Next thing Maori Medicine will be all the go and if you fall off your motorbike and break a leg you’ll be sent home with a Dock Leaf wrapped around it. Finally, if this post offends the members of the Touchy Feely PC Brigade I make no apology. |
B.M. (505) | ||
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