I've noticed that there are a fair few linguists who frequent this place, so I'm posting in the hope that someone somewhere speaks reasonably fluent Te Reo. I've written a speech in Te Reo, and I will be giving it on Wed night at my Kura Po. I just need to know if I need to correct any syntax or any of the words. So bear with me - it's pretty long. If you do, I was wondering if you could read this, and tell me if I need to correct it. Many thanks in advance. I am much indebted! Okay, here it is.........(I apologise for the shouty caps).
KIA ORA KOUTOU
NGA MIHINUI KI A TATOU KATOA.
NGA MIHINUI KI NGA TUPUNA TOKU. MARGARET MORRISON, THOMAS EDWIN CLARK – NGA MIHINUI KI A KORUA. EDGAR FRANCE, MAVIS BUTTERWORTH – NGA MIHINUI KI KORUA. STEPHEN BRAIN – HE MIHI KI A KOE. GEORGIA MCCARTEN – HE MIHI KI A KOE.
KO MAUNGAWHAU TAKU MAUNGA.
KO WAITEMATA TAKU MOANA.
KO NGAROMA TAKU MARAE
KO GERTRUDE TAKU WAKA
KO TAMAKI MAKAURAU TAKU KAINGA
Ko IAN GOODISON TAKU TANE
KO HAKI KARAKI TAKU INGOA
KA KORERO AHAU MO TEHAHI TANE AHUREI. KO TOM CLARK IA. KO IA TOKU MATUA. HE NUI RAWA TOKU AROHA KI TOKU PAPA.
I WHANAU IA I TE TAU KOTAHI MANO IWA RAU TEKAU MA ONO. NO TAMAKI MAKAURAU IA.
KEI TE WHAKAKIA E PUMAHARA KATOA TOKU I AROHA - HE TANE NUI, HE MANA RAWA.
I WAIMARIE IA NGA PARAIHE MAHA, HE NGIRA TUITUI A IA, HE TANE PUKENGA IA – ENGARI KO TE ANGITU O TANA WHANAU KO TE ANGITU O TANA TAUORANGA.
NANA E IWA TAMARIKI, E RUA TEKAU MA TAHI MOKOPUNA . KO MATOU O NGA WHANAU KARAKI KEI TE AROHA NUI ME REREKE IA.
I MATE I TAMARIKI E RUA IA. I MATE I WAHINE E RUA IA. I TE WEHENGA TUTURU IA.
ENGARI, KEI TE TOTARA MAROHIROHI IA. KEI TE KAORE HAPA HE MANAWA IA.KEI TE KAORE HAPA HE HAUTOA IA. KEI TE KAORE HAPA HE WAIRUA IA.
KA MATE IA, ME KA NOHO KI ROTO AHAU HE MANAWA, HE WAIRUA, HE HAUTOA.
Once again, if you can help me, I would be incredibly grateful, and gifts of thanks may even change hands.
Jackie xxxxx
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a haka mana pawa tawa na wha, e he ke mene pewe te we ne whe, i hiki mini piwi ti wi ni whi, o hoko mono powo to wo no who, a e, i o u. ui huku munu puwu tu wu nu whu. magere, tapuwai, onehunga, (aurere) otahuhu, tapapoipoi(?) e hu ma ta gna, iwi tamaki makaurau.....
Thanks maniac, but not quite what I was looking for......... :)
and it's wrong.
a
ha
ka
ma
na
pa
ra
ta
wa
nga
wha
...etc
I wasn't going to mention that, madeleine!