Show Notes
Kia ora! I'm excited for todays episode. I thought I would do a language comparison of Te Reo Maori and Olelo Kanaka. Do excuse my olelo pronunciation. I'm still working on improving it, as I definitely sound like a Maori speaking Hawaiian haha. Enjoy!
Olelo Kanaka: Mokuna Ekahi - Ke Keiki i Pakele Reo Maori: Te Wahanga Tuatahi - Te Tama i Ora tonu
Olelo Kanaka: Ua ha'aheo o Mr laua o Mrs Durley o Helu Eha, Ala Pilikino, i ka ha'i aku he po'e ma'amau no laua, mahalo nui loa. Reo Maori: Whakahi ana a Mita raua ko Miha Tuhiri, no te kainga tuawha i te Ara o Piriweti, ki te ki he tino maori noa iho nei raua - kia mohio mai koe.
Olelo Kanaka: Aohe loa ou mahu'i he komo laua i ka hana ano 'e a hookahaha paha, no ka mea, aohe loa o laua pili aku me kela ano. Reo Maori: Ko raua hoki tetahi tokorua e tino kore nei e uru ki nga ahuatanga e koroke ana ranei, e porehu ana ranei, na te mea kaore raua e paku pai ana ki aua hanga heahea.
Breakdown: Olelo Kanaka: Mokuna - This is related to our kupu maori Motunga. Ua - Kua in the reo. Haaheo - Whakahihi, whakahi, pohokereru all these types of words in maori. laua o - raua ko. This one is very similar, basically the same, it works exactly the same too. ha'i - whaki. Basically has the same vibe as the reo maori counterpart. po'e - In the reo we have many words of this nature, hunga, kapa, kahui, tira, whakaminenga, minenga, marea, it's the same vibe. hana - mahi. ano 'e - whano ke. Pretty sure the maori word is of the same nature, 'e is ke in maori, but ano has loads of meanings in the olelo. ano - I thought I'd list out a few meanings that ano holds in the olelo which it has, but I give the maori counterpart: kano/kakano momo ahua whanoke (only in the ano 'e usage though -- I think) take/raru (Olelo would say something like 'He aha kou ano?' Maori being - 'He aha to take?/ He aha to raru?)
If you are keen to learn more about the Olelo Kanaka. These are the resources I used to teach myself. Clinton Kanahele Collection Wehewehe.org hawaiian-grammar.org Ka Alala Kanaeokana
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