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| Thread ID: 91716 | 2008-07-16 07:26:00 | How to pronounce these Maori words? | Renmoo (66) | PC World Chat |
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| 689447 | 2008-07-16 07:26:00 | Dear all (especially Myth! :D), it would be great if someone can give me some guidances on how to pronounce these words: "Tihei" and "Oral" of the phrase "Tihei Maori Oral" Am I right to pronounce them as "Tai-he" and "L'Oreal without the first L"? Also, how would I say this - "Takoto"? I suspect it is just "Ta-koutou"? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 689448 | 2008-07-16 07:30:00 | Its Ora not Oral te-hay Maori Ora |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 689449 | 2008-07-16 07:33:00 | Tea Hey Ma(r) Oar Re: Or Ra Ta(r) Co(re) T Oar But I think you mean Ta(r) Coa(t) Toe Say the words above, but miss out the bracketed letters. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 689450 | 2008-07-16 07:47:00 | The correct saying is Tihei mauri ora Pronounced Tea-hay mow-ree or-ra Takoto .. ta-kaw-taw :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 689451 | 2008-07-16 08:07:00 | Awesome guys! :D How about "koe", as in "tena koe"? |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 689452 | 2008-07-16 08:14:00 | An additional question, when performing the Mihi, how should I place my hands and what's the "correct" tone? I guess it is appropriate to look at the audience? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 689453 | 2008-07-16 08:25:00 | Awesome guys! :D How about "koe", as in "tena koe"? TEN-a Kway :thumbs: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 689454 | 2008-07-16 08:32:00 | Maori vowels a = ah e = eh i = ee o = or u = oo |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 689455 | 2008-07-16 10:19:00 | Thanks for the vowels, lakewoodlady, but sometimes I am not sure how to pronounce certain words even though I could guess them. :) | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 689456 | 2008-07-16 10:43:00 | Tena koe ... Teh-na kweh Hands should not be in pockets, or behind back. If you are doing a mihi or whaikorero, arms/hands can be used to express what you are saying (i.e. if you are doing a mihi to the people, do a slight arcing motion with your arm, with palm open and face up to show you are encompassing all the people you are speaking to, if you are doing a mihi to a landmark, again use your arm to gesture to the landmark). Do not point A lot of the elders/ more experienced kai-whaikorero (speakers) will hold a stick, which essentially does the same thing (as an extension of your arm). But for now, best just use your arms/hands :D |
Myth (110) | ||
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