30Jul2009
happy kiwis
Posted by timezoneone
Saw this on one of those little ‘human interest’ bits that they do to pick you back up after the real News and the song’s been stuck in my head all day. It’s some happy kiwis singing for their supper at McDonalds. I know it’s kind of become a thing to video yourself rapping your order at the drive-thru and post it on YouTube, but those are all really annoying, this is much nicer. It’s a shame that the McDonald’s staff don’t just play along.
Celebrating M�ori Language Week brought to you by the color Kikorangi and the letter I.
McDonalds = Maki T�nara.
The little lines that appear above some vowels in m�ori word are called macrons or tohut� .
A vowel with a macron is lengthened in pronunciation. In m�ori, the length of a vowel can completely change the meaning of a word. The word KĀKĀ means parrot but the street sign pictured has only recently had macrons added. Previously it caused a lot of giggles and finger pointing from Kura Kaupapa students on their way to school because, in the absence of macrons, it is another word for tiko. The South Waikato council has since added macrons to a number of street signs and the Porirua City Council are planning to do the same.
Ko te reo te tino whetū o tēnei wiki kī a au, heoi, kī a TZ1 wh�nui, ko Foxy r�ua ko Hamo ng� whetū i tēnei wiki. Ng� mihi nui ki korua. Ka pai � korua mahi.
Hei kor�! David
