5 August 2007

Maori language

English vs Maori
hello ----------> Kia ora
good-----------> Ka pai
green stone--------> Pounamu
sweet potato---------> Kumara
family----------> Whanau
food---------------> Kai
house/hut------------> Whare
big hill-----------------> Pykenui
unpleasant water------> Waikino
clound in the sky-------> Aorangi
heart-eater-------------> Kaimanawa
the second lake---------> Rotorua
level land of red soil-----> Papakura
foridden island----------> Motutapu
weeping waters---------> Taniwai
little lake----------------> Rotoiti
the hill------------------> Te Puke
hot water---------------> Wainui
red hill------------------> pukekure
the spring---------------> Te Puna
good land----------------> Whenuapai
northern wind-----------> Hauraki

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