Thursday, February 21, 2013

Hui e taiki e - Maori Reading


Hui e taiki e

Ko Tane Mahuta tenei.  - This is Tane Mahuta  (Atua of the forest).
Ko Tawhirimatea tenei - This is Tawhirimatea  (Atua of the wind).
Ko Tangaroa tenei - This is Tangaroa (Atua of the sea). - This is Tumatauenga (Atua of war)
Ko Tumatauenga tenei  - This is Tumatauenga (Atua of war)
Ko Rongomatane raua ko Haumietiketike enei  This is Rongomatane ( Atua of the kumara and cultivated food)  and Haumietiketike (Atua of wild or uncultivated foods).
Ko Ruaumoko tenei - This is Ruaumoko  (Atua of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons
Hui e taiki e - (a saying often used in speeches. It is used to signal that the group is united and ready to progress the purpose of them coming together).

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