Maori | Ataata | Korero

LI: To understand and translate more about the Maori language.

This week for Maori we were learning about why the macron is used in the spelling of Maori words and why Maori people ask other people 'Where are you from?' (Nō Hea Koe?). Macrons are used to indicate mid-tone use in the sentence which differs from the expected sound others might think. It can also change the meaning to the word. Maori people ask where we are from so that they can make a link with other people and also to make a link with that person’s family, understand where they are from or where they had grown up and also to link with their whanau and their tribal group. My group and I found this information on the videos. Ataata translates to 'video'. We also did another google document and we had to ask 'Nō Hea Koe?' to other people in our groups and they had to find the place they were born in and translate that into Maori. Korero translates into 'conversation/discussion'.