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  2. List of English words of Māori origin - Wikipedia

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    transliteration of the English word "governance," sometimes mistranslated as "sovereignty." See also: tino rangatiratanga and Differences in the Māori and English versions of the Treaty of Waitangi kia kaha an expression of support, lit. be strong kia ora a greeting, lit. be healthy koha gift, present, offering, donation, contribution [9 ...

  3. Māori language - Wikipedia

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    The English word Maori is a borrowing from the Māori language, where it is spelled Māori.In New Zealand, the Māori language is often referred to as te reo [tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ] ("the language"), short for te reo Māori ("the Māori language").

  4. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a multilingual neural machine translation service developed by Google to translate text, documents and websites from one language into another. It offers a website interface, a mobile app for Android and iOS, as well as an API that helps developers build browser extensions and software applications. [3]

  5. Māori language influence on New Zealand English - Wikipedia

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    The use of Māori words in New Zealand English has increased since the 1990s, [2] [3] and English-language publications increasingly use macrons to indicate long vowels. [4] Māori words are usually not italicised in New Zealand English, and most publications follow the Māori-language convention of the same word for singular and plural (e.g ...

  6. Kia ora - Wikipedia

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    Kia ora (Māori pronunciation: [k i ˈ a ɔ ɾ a], approximated in English as / ˌ k iː ə ˈ ɔːr ə / KEE-ə-OR-ə [1] or / ˈ k j ɔːr ə / KYOR-ə) is a Māori-language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It translates literally as "have life" or "be healthy", [2] wishing the essence of life upon someone, from one speaker to ...

  7. Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Waitangi was written in English and translated into the Māori language (Te Reo). As some words in the English treaty did not translate directly into the written Māori of the time, this text is not an exact translation of the English text, such as in relation to the meaning of having and ceding sovereignty.

  8. Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga ...

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    English translation: The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his kōauau (flute) to his loved one. Language of name: Māori: Geography; Location: Near Pōrangahau, Hawke's Bay: Country: New Zealand

  9. Polynesian languages - Wikipedia

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    Maori: tahi rua toru whā rima ono whitu waru iwa tekau (also ngahuru) Tahitian: tahi piti toru maha pae ōno hitu vaʼu iva hōeʼahuru Rarotongan: taʼi rua toru ā rima ono ʼitu varu iva ngaʼuru Tuamotuan: tahi rua toru fā rima ono hitu varu iva rongoʼuru Penrhyn: tahi lua tolu hā lima ono hitu valu iva tahi-ngahulu Moriori: tehi teru ...