Piri and the Tekoteko

there are only a few maori words that i know. and today, i learned a few more because i asked Clem to read Piri and the Tekoteko. it's an english text with some maori words. we both don't understand maori, so we just tried to pronounce those words with the help of a maori boy, i can't recall his name. he doesn't look like a maori. at all.

here are the maori words that i learned today.

tekoteko - a carved human form

taiaha - a stick, traditional maori weapon

and now some simple maori words

marae - sacred place which usually served as religious and social purposes

ruma - room

tahi - one

rua - two

maori greetings

kia ora - hi

haere mai - welcome

koia kei - good, awesome (something like that)

ok, that's all for our maori lesson. =p