Cute but slight, Kiri is close to several other names from Kiriah to Keira to Kyra and its diminutive Kyrie. Kiri Continued Nyree Origin: English from Maori Meaning: "flaxen" Description: Anglicized form of Ngaire, this name is sometimes heard in New Zealand and very occasionally in ...
incantatory, natural history, idiomatic, abbreviated, tribal and other names and terms of and allusions to persons, things, acts, and places in ancient times, also showing their affinities with cognate Polynesian dialects and foreign languages, with copious pure Maori examples, has a sad history ...
Maori names have beautiful meanings and they are unique in the English world, they will acknowledge your Maori heritage, and they make your babies stand out from the crowd of today's popular names. Maori Girl Names Ahorangi - Enlightened Ahurewa - Sacred place Aihe - Dolphin Airini - ...
New Zealand Post recognizes Maori place-names in postal addresses. Dealings with government agencies may be conducted in Maori, but in practice this almost always requires interpreters, restricting its everyday use to the limited geographical areas of high Maori fluency, and to more formal occasions,...
incantatory, natural history, idiomatic, abbreviated, tribal and other names and terms of and allusions to persons, things, acts, and places in ancient times, also showing their affinities with cognate Polynesian dialects and foreign languages, with copious pure Maori examples, has a sad history ...
New Zealand has three official (官方的) languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. Many places in New Zealand have Maori names. "Kia ora" is a Maori language greeting (问侯). In 1865, Wellington took Auckland's place and became the capital ( 首都) of New Zealand, but the...
The New Zealand language is a mix of English, Maori words and phrases,Australian slangand a few other bits and pieces thrown in for good measure. Knowing some Maori words will be useful while you’re here, as well as learning how to pronounce some of the place names you come across. Be...
The app is called Pūkete Taiao o Tāmaki Makaurau in Maori, meaning the language of nature in Auckland. The new version would replace the old one released in 2016, helping non-Maori speakers feel more confident with pronunciation of place names, spaces and species in Auckland, Nick Hirst, ...
It is often said that a sense of inferiority vis-à-vis the Pakeha has fuelled Maori grievances. But so has its opposite—the hauteur of a people who have lived in a country for a thousand years and can overlay every part of the landscape with names in their genealogy; a people who ca...
TAOU – POE Now try these place names… Waikato WHAI – KAH - TOE Ruapuke RU — AH – PUE - KEE Otorohanga OAR – TOAR – ROAR – HAH - NAH Whakapapa FAH – KAH – PAH – PAH Ngaruawahia NAH – RU — AH – WAH – HEE – AH 8 The Laws of Life and Being Mana Before ...