Wow, here's whats happening in NZ these days. A big thing I notice in the newspaper is there are several articles on the ChristChurch earthquake that happened over a year ago. The neighborhoods are still decimated, the schools are disrupted, and they still fighting to save the ChCh cathedral from razing. There is still controversy about the man mauling tiger. There is human interest story about a bloke who joy riding in a car with his girl right after he just sold it to another person. He crashed the car - and now what? And some layoffs from the state court system. It is interesting to see what they read each day. I bet there is a great deal of talk about these issues at the pub.
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Kia ora is a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English.
It means literally "be well/healthy" and is translated as an informal
"hi" at the Māori Language Commission website Kōrero Māori.[1]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage website NZ History
lists it as one of 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know, with
a definition "Hi!, G'day! (general informal greeting)".[2]
It also signifies agreement with a speaker at a meeting, as part of a culture which prizes oratory as infotainment. Other Māori greetings, "Tēnā koe" (one person), "Tēnā kōrua" (two people) and "Tēnā koutou" (three or more people), are also widely used.[citation needed]
Likewise, "kia ora" can follow a similar pattern to address different specific numbers of people. By itself, it can be used to address any number of people, but by adding "koe" (i.e. "kia ora koe") one can specify a greeting to a single person; "kōrua" (two people); "koutou" (three or more people); and by following with "tātou" one addresses all the people present, including the speaker themself.[citation needed]
The word is similar to the word "kia orana" found in some Pacific Island languages and with a similar meaning.
For Dunedin news - http://www.odt.co.nz/
For Hamilton News - http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times
| In New Zealand you may be greeted by Kia ora. What is that? | |
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It also signifies agreement with a speaker at a meeting, as part of a culture which prizes oratory as infotainment. Other Māori greetings, "Tēnā koe" (one person), "Tēnā kōrua" (two people) and "Tēnā koutou" (three or more people), are also widely used.[citation needed]
Likewise, "kia ora" can follow a similar pattern to address different specific numbers of people. By itself, it can be used to address any number of people, but by adding "koe" (i.e. "kia ora koe") one can specify a greeting to a single person; "kōrua" (two people); "koutou" (three or more people); and by following with "tātou" one addresses all the people present, including the speaker themself.[citation needed]
The word is similar to the word "kia orana" found in some Pacific Island languages and with a similar meaning.
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