E Te Atua
manakitia matou
Arahina matou
Ia matou mahi
I Tenei ra
I runga
I tou Ingoa tapu
Amine
Translation:
Heavenly Father bless us.
Lead us in our work today.
In your holy name,
Amen
I think it is os interesting that they can refer to God so much in their schools. Some of the schools here even have Bible Study as a class. I love it.
I have also learned a lot of other Maori words and phrases. Here are some of the things I’ve learned:
Body Parts:
- Upoko- Head
- Waewae- Foot
- Puku- tummy
- Kumu- Belly button
- Tinana- Body
Phrases:
- Whakarongo- Listen
- Etu- Stand up
- Anoho- sit down
- Awhina mai- help me/us
- Me te aroha e- with love
Every morning when I call the roll we use a different
greeting from all of the countries in our classroom.
Greetings:
- Talofa Lava-Samoan
- Kia ora- Maori
- Fakalofa- Niuean
- Kia orana- Cook Islands
- Malo le lei- Tongan
- Bula vanaka- Fijian
- Aloha- Hawaiian
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