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Help[Test] Re: Hawaiian, Māori, and other Polynesian name definitions/corrections
in reply to a message by Temaia
Hi there! Thank you for providing these definitions and corrections.
Being the editor who edited several Māori names (Te Ao, Te Arani, Te Kaha, Te Kāhu, Te Māia, Te Ori), can I personally ask you to check these names if the meanings and pronunciations are correct?
Kia ora!
Being the editor who edited several Māori names (Te Ao, Te Arani, Te Kaha, Te Kāhu, Te Māia, Te Ori), can I personally ask you to check these names if the meanings and pronunciations are correct?
Kia ora!
This message was edited 2/3/2025, 5:37 AM
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Hi. My apologies, I didn't know you replied. Thank you for correcting the names.
Te Ao, Te Kāhu, and Te Ori pronunciations are correct. Te Ori means "the bad weather" from ori meaning "storm, bad weather".
I would say Te Arani, Te Kaha, Te Māia, are pronounced teh-AH-ra-nee (Te Arani), teh-KA-hah (Te Kaha), and teh-MAH-ee-ah (Te Māia), but it depends on how you read the pronunciations. It's not an uh like ooh but an ah like 'mama'.
I think ɐ is the correct IPA sound but I'm not familiar with IPA.
Te Kaha has Kia kaha as alternative but the meanings are slightly different kia kaha means 'stay strong' not 'the strong' like Te Kaha.
Ngā mihi!
Te Ao, Te Kāhu, and Te Ori pronunciations are correct. Te Ori means "the bad weather" from ori meaning "storm, bad weather".
I would say Te Arani, Te Kaha, Te Māia, are pronounced teh-AH-ra-nee (Te Arani), teh-KA-hah (Te Kaha), and teh-MAH-ee-ah (Te Māia), but it depends on how you read the pronunciations. It's not an uh like ooh but an ah like 'mama'.
I think ɐ is the correct IPA sound but I'm not familiar with IPA.
Te Kaha has Kia kaha as alternative but the meanings are slightly different kia kaha means 'stay strong' not 'the strong' like Te Kaha.
Ngā mihi!