How to Pronounce Māori Words for Travelers // New Zealand
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2017
- How to properly say the word Māori and correct pronunciation of the vowels, as well as commonly mistaken places in New Zealand. A brief history of the Māori people and their Iwi, as well as some tips on things to do. A must watch if you're traveling to New Zealand!
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Just to clear it up, I misspoke when I said Maori have been in New Zealand for 2,000 years. It's actually more like 750 or so. My apologies. Otherwise, hope this video is helpful! 😊
i was at nz for 2 year to and i love māori it so cool :D and i have māori Nicolas xD and i when to lot of place (hot place) i had so fun!
i learn Tē rāo (i forgot how to spell im kid xD) but nice vid. kapahaka is cool who is reading this search kapahaka or haka :D
Just seeing this video now, and You tried your absolute best and that’s all that matters 💓 I enjoyed your vid!
Tēna koe means Hello juss clearing e korero i te reo Kia Ora Rā
Tēna koe means Hello juss clearing e korero i te reo Kia Ora Rā
@@edwardhohepa856 it means "that's you " and as a greeting can be used to say hi or thank you.
Greetings to the māori people, I am from indonesia, we share a common ancestor thousands of years ago and these are word that we share: dua(indonesian) = rua(maori), in english = two. Telinga (indonesian) = taringa (maori), in english, ear. And many more words...
Kia Ora hello really awsome words haha 💖 i also have friends in Germany. 1 said that our vows of a,e,I,o,u sound the same two. haha I ended up teaching him the whole alphabet and some words he just struggled with the, Ng part. but he pretty much got it 1st go haha he loved it. he also taught me some german words wich was awsome learning I enjoy meeting forigners and learning a few words of there language. so we'll love your words I know how to say ear in 3 languages now hahaha 👍
Thank you for sharing
But Indonesia is the same as Australia tho ain't it?
Hahaha, this guy taught me more Maori than my Dad did.
KIA ORA!
It is such a compliment to my culture that you made the effort to learn Māori, then posted it. Keep it up! 'Wh' is pronounced differently in different parts of Aotearoa, (NZ). For example, it's like when posh English people say 'whale' with the 'h-a' sound before the 'w-a' sound. Otherwise, you will commonly hear the 'f' sound but it's soft not harsh or just a straight out 'h' sound and the spelling will change to suit ie. 'Powhiri' vs 'Pohiri' (a formal welcoming ceremony).
Ah, I see. Thank you for clarifying!
In the Manawatu area, us people of Whanganui pronounce the 'wh' as if the ''h' is silent. Like Wanganui or Wangarei
Boyce Timutimu are you maori? Do you speak that language on a daily basis?
I think it's neat to see it too!
I live in Ōtautahi and think it's really cool she visited Aotearoa.
Witt Serf OH NO SOMEONE MIGHT KNOW A LANGUAGE THAT DOESNT LINE UP WITH THEIR SKIN COLOUR (maybe) AND THEY CAN TELL UNEDUCATED POTATOES LIKE YOU HOW TO SPEAK IT AND YOU’RE STILL PISSED OF OMFG
He is so fucking sweet!
who cares if he's gay.. why are so many "hetero" men so scared of that... you guys are pathetic
i bet you're the tiniest little bitch in real life XD
@ᴊᴏʀɪᴄ and?
@@lindalemoni5428 kind of a late response to this but uh...he wasnt trying to be a dick, I thought it was funny cuz yes, he is so so very gay. Im bi and it was funny
@@lindalemoni5428 I don’t think the fella meant no harm, I think its some twitter gen z slangs like “im so gay for you”
"Tino Pai Very Good" great effort Mari attempting to pronounce Maori words correctly. Our ancestors gave names to the very top and the bottom of this land, even our lakes, rivers, mountains, almost every Maori word as a profound meaning or symbolism which connects all of us to this land ( Tangata Whenua People of the Land) regardless if we are Maori or (European Pakeha).
The connection and appreciation for nature is something to be admired :)
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So proud of you Mari for giving it a go . Correct pronunciation is so important to us Maori & im sure we can all thank you for listening and giving it a good go.
I think this is the best part of travel. Experiencing other cultures with locals. This channel makes me sooo eager to travel.
I could've used this when I was there. I love New Zealand and its people!!! And, yes, Rikipotiki is adorable. Great video by the way. Thank you for sharing it.
Cheers Joel!
Churs :)
Not New Zealand but Aotearoa-)
@@betelgezaa that's my reaction every time she said "New Zealand" 😩
@@nguyen1455 great. Support native dwellers not occupants !!!
what the fuck i went to school with this guy ! his dad is a tamoko(maori tattoo) artist
joshua wilcox oiii ikr I went to Te kura whakapumau I te reo tuturu kiwai taha with him
Thank you for this video. My daughter has some Mauri and Samoan heritage. I found your video as I was looking for things to show her so that she can learn about that part of her background. This is very helpful.
Lots of kiwis mispronounce Maori words. You're doing awesome!
Im nz and samoan
agreed
Beautiful language
tena koe. hello how are you
tena koe. hello how are you
Not really
Colin Kauwhata LATE response, sorry. I’m good, you?
@@oldsurby me te kore ano tetahi i pataihia kia whakaarohia to reo Maori he reo ataahua
He is right, Kawhia is a very nice little village with a beautiful harbor, and aotea harbour just a quick 10 minute drive over the hill from kawhia is even less known but just as good.
I'll have to check it out sometime!
I love her efforts man! they're both so entertaining! 💕
I like this Language a lot, I think it's easy to learn, since in my country french is the 2nd language here, the vowels in Maori sound the same in French as well as the way he pronounce and read the words. Cheers ! Nice vid.
This was so interesting! There are so many similarities with some African languages, found it really easy to pronounce most of these words :) Vowel pronunciations sound exactly like Ndebele/Zulu!
I was taught Tena koe was the polite way to greet those older than myself or strangers. Never knew it as thank you
@Harlee Dynasty Yeah its a formal way of saying hello, it's also a way of saying thank you
@@zoinksscoob8396 It literally means, "That's you". Almost like saying hello to you, and not some impostor pretending to be you.
Nice video and helpful thanks. The vowel sounds are actually very much like the phonetic vowel sounds used in phonetic reading that was taught in Northern English schools when I was a kid. My children were also taught to read phonetically forty years later using exactly the same phonetic vowel sounds. True too that rolling rrrrs are reminiscent of both Spanish and Welsh. Kia mihi.
The vowels sound exactly like the ones in spanish
pizza slice ah,eh,ee,or,oo,🇳🇿
Same with Japanese.
Athelas Japanese are Maori
+Mike Berg 0_o
Lots of languages have the same set of vowels
that was a great lesson, thanks. I love learning maori . We learned it at teachers collage. kapai= well done Mari.
Cheers Amy!
This was cool, thanks Mari! 😊
Katie Scanlan hey it's spelled Maori 😁
She was thanking the person, the channel is Mari.
Yeah you eggs
They are such unique words! Such a beautiful language they speak!
Man I love how he's not forcing it onto people, he's very nice and pacent
Wdym forcing it ?
We have a batch in kawhia!! We are from Piopio!! Love this
After studying the Māori culture for 3/4 months with my teachers, I really wanted to know even more about it so I decided that I'm going to learn the language because it's a beautiful one and the history and the values of the Māori are incredible. Greatings from France 🥰
Do you guys have Māori studies in France?!!! That's so cool. Is it common?
French and Spanish languages are beautiful
To me maori sounds very ugly.
Maori history is very short and small
If you love the beach and hippie culture, Golden Bay is a must visit! It's a bit hard to get to, but so so worth it. Gorgeous golden sand beaches, super friendly locals and amazing one of a kind art and jewelry for sale. My dad was born there so i'm kinda biased, but I truly think it's one of the most amazing places in the world.
Loved loved loved the month I spent touring NZ with my best friend from Napier--both islands, in all kinds of weather, closing with the effects of the tail of Cyclone Gita.
Ka Pai !
Rikipotiki is such a beautiful name koe
Awesome for trying to learn.... visit anytime.
Thanks for the helpful video. It explains basic pronunciation rules.
This is really interesting. Thanks for such an educational video Mari !
Thanks for this! As an American who has has wanted to visit New Zealand for a long time, I find this useful. First and foremost the proper pronunciation of "Maori". I am going to practice and memorize this. The Maori language is beautiful and pleasant to the ears. By the way many American towns, cities and entire states also have native names. Such as Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming etc..
Sounds like a mix between Finnish and Japanese
I noticed the same.
Sargis Hakobyan two of the most beautiful languages combine to make this. It’s great.
Agreed.
Two Asian languages to make a polynesian one.
Estonian too 😁😁👍👍
Good on you Mari for learning the culture and trying to pronounce the words
Good job teaching us there uso 🤙🏾 and thank u for sharing mari
As a language enthusiast, I really interested in learning Maori. And it seems easy because I'm Indonesian and we share the same ancestry line, the Austronesian!
shhh curb your enthusiasm, our people has heaps of pride that gets to the best of them.
he should've taught you "Ka kite ano" which is a lot more popular among Kiwis. It just means "see ya later" its not so formal.
Ka Kite Ano (see ya later!)
*Break down*
*Ka* - you wanna say car, but without pronouncing the R. Ka.
*Kite* - Key-teh (ki-te) two syllables. Key is easy to say, like car key. Te, Teh. Its like you want to say tear..but without the AR. Ki-te (key-teh)
*Ano* - Ah-naw, two syllables. Ah (maori vowel for A), then Naw, if you use Aww like _"aww puppy so cute"_ .. add the N, Naw. Ah-naw.
put them together. Ka kite ano, see ya later.
It actually means "I'll see you again" (to one person) and the full phrase is Ka kite anō au i a koe. For two people use kōrua instead of koe, for three or more use koutou. It's often improperly shortened to Ka kite anō, or Ka kite. If you want to say "see you later/until next time" you can say mā te wā.
Using "tear" probably wasn't the best example as, unlike the sensible Maori people, our English language has two different ways of saying the same word :) Maybe "bear" but with a T, or something...
I'm romanian but I can pronounce these words pretty easy. I've no base of Maori, but it would come more natural to speak like a Maori than to speak English.
Hi,
Good to see how you explain Maori words very well,
I usually came for seasonal work in Nz often living in Hastings for 3 years
Love the maori Vibe there!!
Thank you so much for this video one of my good friends lives in Hastings so now this will be something we can talk about
There is a lot of commonality between Hawaiians and Maoris. It would be interesting to hear your perspective on that!
Yes, there are a lot of similarities. Rikipotiki and I actually talked about that, but unfortunately that part didn't make it into the video!
Maori and Hawaiians are the same people in the same way that people are Europeans. The essentially share the same language just separated by dialectic differences. Maori arrived in New Zealand circa 700ce (same as 700ad)
We came from the land of Hawaiiki
But can Hawaiians and Maori understand each other? Or is it like say Russian and Croatian
It would be more like Russian and Croatian. Some words are the same, some have a dialect/tonal difference and some are completely different.
Wonderful video and lovely to see people embrace our language, I tautoko your efforts Mari. :) I would love to see Rikipotiki and others like him do a video to show people who are against Kura Kaupapa (full immersion Te Reo school) because English is learned so late, how they do just fine.
full immersion TeReo is a bloody separatist agenda !! JUST SAY NO TO MAORI SOVEREIGNTY ! ALL PEOPLE ARE ONE .MAORI NEED TO INTEGRATE NOT DISINTEGRATE
@@kevinmatherest8519 That is one way of saying you support cultural genocide and hold white supremacist beliefs my dude. Nothing I haven't heard before, though a lot less often these days. You're a dying breed.
Great job Rikipotiki!
At 4:39 in terms of differences between the two islands, one significant difference between the North Island Māori and South Island Māori dialects is that some South Island dialects will replace the phonetic ng with k. For instance the highest mountain in NZ is known as Aorangi in the North Island dialect, however the South Island dialects have named it Aoraki. The mountain's official name is Aoraki / Mt Cook. Another example using Māori mythology, Rangi (Sky Father) is also known as Raki.
He’s like a cuddly bear
Until he scares you shitless with a haka XD
Sis, there are people that were born in NZ that still can't pronounce these words properly. So don't feel ashamed!
m studying Maori but originallyfrom USA. My mum s also from Gisbourne. This was actuzlly relly helpful and it really is BEAUTIFUL as a culture
Thank you both! It really helped my pronunciation. I'm half Maori and half Dutch (grown up in The Netherlands) and I really want to learn more about Maori culture. Thank you again :)
awsome that is greate also I think you have a nice mixture of blood. Dutch I am sure that is the country that had a waka carved out for them am I right? if so ☺ very awsome hahaha I saw them rowing there waka and my heart droped I got overcome with with happiness started laughing I was amazed and just had the biggest feeling of goosebumps haha that's awsome I am so sure they where duch I can't quite remember but uh yes sorry couldn't help but tell a story when I saw your post I think you have a beautiful mix of maori and duch blood to be honest and I wish you the best learning about both sides of your family 💖👍👍👍
What a shame your parent hasn’t taught you maori.
Same vowel pronounciation in all Germanic related languages. Actually the whole world does is right, except for English speakers. They totally goofed it up 😁
The u is different, though. The u is pronounced similarly to u in Dutch.
@@xwtek3505 It's practically the same U as in Danish too. Our As are usually not "ah" but just "a" though. It depends on the word, though.
HA HA! When you brought up places with the Wh I was like "Are they going to use Whakatane?" And then of course you did! I lived in Opokiti for a year. I miss my whānau!
Māori is serenely awesome!
Thank you.
You da man Mari thank you. My people respect you trying.
I cannot wait to go back to New Zealand!
Tō pīwari Rikipotiki :)
Just got ngauruhoe wrong but this is so good, people should learn it like you more often
I would like to know more about the Kaimanawa wall
I remember my grandmother taking me there when I was small.
Love from chch
Great vid from a fellow Maori
Cheers!
When I moved back to North America, I had the hardest time convincing people that I had worked in Whangarei, not Wang-ga-ree.
I was watching a documentary on the Ngati-Tahu people, not long ago, and it blew me away that, even though this was a doc about a Maori tribe, how not one of the Pakeha (born and raised in Aotearoa) in the doc could help mangling all the Maori place names.
I am part of that Iwi. Although I have Scottish and Irish blood too. In Ngai Tahu tribe we actually use a K instead of a N so Kai Tahu but both can be used. Our Iwi tend to be the lighter skin maoris.
Love this video!
Awsm Mari Love it
The problem is that 90% of NZ will pronounce maori the way it is pronounced locally, Not very correct but understandable
grumpy sod probably because most of NZ is filled with pakeha. Their pronounciation is just way off. It's sick.
Just as the maori pronounciation of english leaves a lot to be desired
grumpy sod So very true, but I still pronounce it the correct way, it just feels weird to me pronouncing it the pakeha way.
Maori pronunciation of English? There is only one way to pronounce any language. While there are some Maori who have a very strong Maori accent I've found it's only in small towns where you may hear what you're talking about. Go to the cities and it's hardly abundant. Whereas the reverse is rampant, non Maori everywhere you go mostly pronounce Te Reo incorrectly, not just out of ignorance but deliberate ignorance. It's almost rude to pronounce Te Reo properly with many people.
Different parts of new Zealand also say things slightly differently too (depending)
He's cute. 😍 He's my crush now.
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@@lealani.enterd.thechat4782 ...
Mari, you're awesome!! Keep it up 👌 chur.
I'm Ngati Porou, too. My father is from Oparau, and my mother's mother is from Te Araroa
Is it me or could she pass for Maori as well
True
Yes she could
@Tyrah Haami yes she could, maybe...minus the accent.
@Tyrah Haami yah
many Maori live in the states and are born with American accents so ....
Thats great. Im indonesian. His say " a i u e o" = same with indonesia pronounciation. We say lije that too. I think he said rua = two. In indonesian two = dua. Maori refer to malay austronesian language.
gilby adams All countries except Britain Australia Canada and USA. Pronounced AEIOU the same.
English is the gayest language ever.
Ya correct! I am Kiwi (Maori) and married to an Indonesian and Bahasa Indonesian is very similar to Maori. Good example is an Indonesian friend was trying to hide the fact he had "Kotu" lol I said "Have you got Kotu's bro??" and he looked shocked! There are so many similarities....Wahine is the same as Wanita. Ika is the same as Ikan. Taringa is the same as Talinga and the list goes on! In Poso,, where Isteri Saya is from, they say "A-Ono" for "6" and to say "6" in Maori is ONO. There are so many I could be here all day lol
KIWI PILOT, Tell me more!!!!! In malaysia Ono is the number 6 in some dialect, we call 6 "Enam", ears Telinga....... fish is ikan or Ike in some dialect.....
+Kiwi Pilot, the word is kutu not kotu, ka kite
Is that the hidden bench by a pond in Hagley Park?
He’s such a gem
Wow I never would of thought anyone would know about Tauranga 😂 that’s my home town but I’m in stupid Australia now
Agh...traitor 😂
Sadie Mercedes New Zealand. I love New Zealand. Australia is alright; they did give me a way to live in New Zealand and I’m forever grateful for it. I’m from Southeast Asia.
Thats my cuzzy
he's a great teacher!
That was neat, i liked it. New Zealand has some new continental lands rising off shore, wonder if they have named these rising lands yet.
Tumeke video :)
apart some crazy pronounciations rules like wh=f................ it sounds a lot like japanese language!!!! :o
And like Spanish too! :)
hi Mari, i was gonna say it's about time :) but you said it.. YAY! alas :D
I love this... It is easy to pronounce for me as javanese.... And i just realise that i have subscribed your chanel...😍😍😍 make more fun, iteresting n educating videos 😍
As a Finnish person,... this is so weird (in a good way) to watch/listen. Outside of Wh as a F sound and maybe one other difference,
Maori language is spoken exactly like Finnish language. I would probably learn to speak and understand Maori in no time.
Hey Rikipotiki, you said the vowels A,E,I,O,U exactly like a Finnish person would say his/hers Finnish vowels.
Hawaikii!! We are from HAWAIKII. (that is not Hawaii)
Tahiti aviki Hawaii heva all related bro some how
Brilliant video 👍
Good video about Nz
I'm a kiwi, and I pronounced Maori as mori
It says a lot about schools in Aotearoa.
This is a Māori sentence👉Kei te noho ahau ki Tauranga he tino pai koe e Riki, Ka mau te wehi!
Ka kite koutou,hei Kona rā, Tihei Mauri ora 🇳🇿
I had to see this! Tēnā koe! I’m glad that I practiced ng for Marshallese already hahaha Took me two weeks.
My dad was born in Rotorua 🥰 NZ is such a beautiful country all round
Kia Ora from all the way here in Gisborne!! :D
Lunar Taylor Same Gizzy represent
Lunar Taylor TEKE REPRESENT 😂😂😂
Aye we have a gizzy over here
My Koro lives in Gizzy and I live in Auckland :3
Its not 5 vowels and 10 consonants. Its
A HA KA MA NA PA RA TA WA NGA WHA
E HE KE ME NE PE RE TE WE NGE WHE
I HI KI MI NI PI RI TI WI NGI WHI
O HO KO MO NO PO RO TO WO NGO WHO
U HU KU MU NU PU RU TU WU NGU WHU.
bob bob lol the old lady worked for a kohanga and now that song is stuck in my head shot bro
Throw back to the kohanga days. Tau ke!! 🤘👍 lol
bob bob so like Japanese basically.
@@ameliabrittain158 Yes lol. If you have studied languages you would know Japanese and Polynesian family group originated from same family *Austro-Japonic* or just an older form of *Austronesian* language family.
Not sure if anyones actually interested though lol.
@Benito Evans no, linguistically a consonant is counted as a single letter. Therefore can be a primary consonant or a *final consonant* which maori does NOT have.
To count it as a consonant is to say it's singular, therefore assuming it can be alone.
Also, vowels are different in every language. Maori has *10* vowels. A E I O U Ā Ē Ī Ō Ū
If you were to linguistically say maori had "CONSONANTS" then it should take on a different orthography.
Spelling "kia-ora" as "kiere oullê" would mean maori has consonants (in final form). This is obviously not the case.
Who is indian here to watch this video..I love this language ..gud new Zealand language..after lockdown I am coming soon for my picnic ..
Beautiful green stone
It sounds similar to Japanese,
@Pink Alien bro, it does. Verrry similar. Even nga sometimes ga I'm japanese (spoken my some native speakers) can sound like nga. There are some exceptions but I've taken four years of japanese and they basically have the same pronunciation.
The pronounciation just like Indonesian languange. 90% same.
actually 90% is not the same
Yola Ndari Indonesian and Maori came from the same language family, the Austronesian languages
The Taiwanese aboriginals are the same.
Awesome!
Mabie not quite 2000 years but I'd say pretty close after reading some spanish and european history about them seeing or even meeting colanised maori over 1000 years ago when they were lookig for new lands to expand to. I think we also have to remember that way back then, different tribes had different variations of maori (like the tribes down south sound abit diff to the ones up north). and i think thats why Te Reo was put together to tie the language into a more common and united tongue. Basically once you have the vowels down pat and remember there are less vocal sounds than english ie. shorter alphabet, it is just acase of sounding the words out. I find when talking to tourists moreoften thn not they havetrouble withnew sounds like "nga" the roll ofthe "R" sound and depthof "O" and "U". Ithink pronouncing maori place names is good practice.koro whangarei Ho mai te Hikareti kaipara taupo ika potai sounds pretty good and is just random jumbled words. good practice for learning the sounds though!awsome vid i rekon good job well done think its cool you learn't english at a later age where as i learn't english first and maori when i started school as it was a bi-lingual small town school, friends and visits to different marae with a lil bit of study helped too.Aroha AotearoaOne love guys
What do Maori people call their land? (New Zealand).
Aotearoa and New Zealand. :)
Aotearoa which means "the land of the long white cloud"
It's their Whenua and they are Tangata Whenua (people of the land).
The North Island is Te Ika-a-Māui (the fish of Māui) and the South Island is Te Waipounamu (the Water(s) of pounamu) but is also known as Te Waka a Māui (the Waka of Māui).
it was originally named. Niu Tireni. but now most well known as Aotearoa
Lu-chan - Aotearoa
the pronunciation of the vowels exactly the same with indonesian
B K they’re both austronesian languages aren’t they?
AJ Nesby yep they are! 👍
I started getting interested in learning Maori when i heard the band Alien Weaponry. I have honestly learned a lot of the language just by listening to there songs and looking at the lyrics. Nevertheless, great video and i hope you do one on my native language of Gaelic
This was very helpful, for me. New Zealand is on my "places to go" list right after Japan. 🙂
So did you go to Aotearoa?
actually, the pronunciation is quite german. They pronounce the vowels the exact same...
I have friends from Germany who visited nz and when the I asked them to say there alphabet it was amazing and I couldn't say it haha I can do say abcde and not the rest german language is really amazing to me it sounds difficult to learn. he taught me how to say halo and some other german words ☺ he asked me to say the maori alphabet and we'll he knows how to say the whole maori alphabet now he but he said wow how maori say A.e.i.o.u are exactly the same sound I was a awsome experience he lived with my family for 3 months before going to Thailand and then back home to Germany. he will be coming back to newzealand in a few years he loves this country says it's very beautiful.
Im born Maori/ Dutch, grew up in The Netherlands and it is so easy for me to pronounce te reo Maori. I don’t know the language but I can say the words easily 😂
Maori written language makes me nuts when I'm trying to find where I'm going and im 27 and lived here all my life
Queenstown and Wanaka in the South Island and Auckland and Wellington in the North Island are the most tourist-y parts
Actually I think Ruapehu is Mount Doom but close enough. Your pronunciation is honestly better than most pakeha around. And Taranaki is beautiful, 10/10 would recommend.