Monday, March 23, 2009
Kia ora tatou - that's hello everyone in maori language :DLUK CHING here. Hi (
waveeees)
RIGHHHHHHHT ; okay i'll hurry up
In case you all may need help with the Meeeowri tribe information
or, well, are too lazy to move your fingers to search on Google
Here are some points :
[x] The Maori people are the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and first arrived in New Zealand by waka hourua (voyaging canoes) from their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki over 1000 years ago.
[x] Today, Maori make up over 14 percent of the population.
[x] Maori is an oral culture rich with stories and legends. The Maori creation story describes the world being formed by the violent separation of Ranginui, the Sky Father, and Papatuanuku, the Earth Mother, by their children.
[x] Whales breathe air and must surface to get oxygen through a blowhole.
[x] The food whales eat range from microscopic plankton to large fish
[x] Whales often sleep with only one eye closed (how cute, they're like winking.)
Oops, i gtg practise my piano.
URGHHHH , I feel so bad.
It's like i've suddenly lost my interest in piano.
Before I leave , here are a list of greetings in Maori language
It's fun, real fun.
- Kia ora - Hello
- Kia ora tatou - Hello everyone
- Tena koe - Greetings to you (said to one person)
- Tena koutou - Greeting to you all
- Haere mai - Welcome
- Nau mai - Welcome
- Kei te pehea koe? - How's it going?
- Kei te pai - Good
- Tino pai - Really good
- Haere ra - Farewell
- Ka kite ano - Until I see you again (Bye)
- Hei konei ra - See you later
- Haere ra,
your classmate ,
Luk Ching
-To God Be The Glory! Written at7:43 PM