Post #382575 by Toataiaha on Tue, May 27, 2008 5:57 AM

Kia-ora ehoa ma .
never say "may-O-ree." never ever say it that way .

Peter Jackson has it right .
it is a two syllable word .

Maaow-RRRe first syllable is longer that the second
'Maa' as Ma and Pa

'ow' as in you dropped a brick on your bare foot

'ri' with a rolling 'R' , as the Scots do ,

and a definite 'EE' sound

Maori

And there is no 's' in te Reo Maori . In te Reo 'te' before the word is singular , 'nga' before it , is plural .
In English the context will get the point across.
Some say "well this is English we are using so its ok "
.... ok for sheeps maybe .

Learn with you ears , not your eyes .

Hi folks ,

I'm new here , this is me first post ,

cheers

[ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-05-27 09:30 ]

[ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-05-27 09:40 ]