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P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Mon, Feb 12, 2007 1:14 PM On 2007-02-12 11:35, Tamapoutini wrote: Mai = 'towards the speaker' Tai = 'sea/tide' Im guessing that the fellow who named the Maitai River/Valley was standing at the river mouth, looking back..?? I found this last week but neglected to post it...maybe a better bet? It is also a word used often to describe objects made from iron, not that I saw any of those in the river! maitai - metallic I maitai te tatangi o te pÄnga o tÄ“tahi mea ki runga i te pakitara. Something struck the wall with a metallic sound

On 2007-02-12 11:35, Tamapoutini wrote:

Mai = 'towards the speaker' Tai = 'sea/tide'

Im guessing that the fellow who named the Maitai River/Valley was standing at the river mouth, looking back..??

I found this last week but neglected to post it...maybe a better bet? It is also a word used often to describe objects made from iron, not that I saw any of those in the river!

maitai - metallic
I maitai te tatangi o te pÄnga o tÄ“tahi mea ki runga i te pakitara.
Something struck the wall with a metallic sound

Post #285083 by Paipo on Mon, Feb 12, 2007 1:14 PM