The ta moko (face tattoo) has no relevance in the context of this post, though it does to the person wearing it. It just happens to be a Māori design on a Māori face next to a saying I like, because I like having pictures accompanying my posts.
Worries and Winners of the Week (again!).
You may remember I wanted to name this segment of my website in Māori in recognition that I’m a proud New Zealander. I came up with some words a few weeks ago, but wanted to check that I’d got it right before I used them. So I e-mailed a cousin who speaks Māori fluently and often, including for his job.
A couple of weeks ago we finally caught up in the midst of his globe-trotting. It turns out I could have used the words I was going to, but he came up with some better ones that rhyme, so I’m going with those instead.
Auē a Tau Kē Tēnei Wiki
Auē: (oh-air) alas, for goodness sake, oh dear. It’s often accompanied by a rolling of the eyes, or a good old face palm.
a: (ah) and
Tau Kē: (toe care) Very cool.
Tēnei Wiki: (tair-neigh we-key) This Week.
So from now on, we’ll have:
Auē Tēnei Wiki and Tau Kē Tēnei Wiki, collectively known as Auē a Tau Kē.
Kia Ora (thank you) Richard for your help with this. I appreciate it very much.
If you’d like to know more about Māori pronunciation, check out MāoriLanguage.net.
Note: I’ll leave the category “Winners and Worries” in the category list so you don’t have to remember how to spell the Māori words.
Thank you for the information. I shall copy paste it in my MS Australia document. (Has New Zealand and Tasmania in it too.)
I believe that one of the male actors in “Fear The Living Dead” may be a real Māori .
Yes the actor in Fear The Walking Dead is Cliff Curtis a Maori whose American dialect is getting better. I have a bit of a crush on Cliff. He was also in Once Were Warrors and Whale Rider.
Yes I got the title wrong. “Fear the Walking Dead”. My bad. Must have had Romero on my mind….
There’s a new US TV series with Cliff Curtis in a lead role too. Can’t remember the name off-hand. He’s Temuera Morrison’s nephew (Bobba Fett). Both have a pretty extensive list of credits. There are several other Maori actors on US TV, usually playing Hispanic/Latino roles. I recognize them when they appear, but I’m a shocker at names at the best of times.