#SecretSantaAoNZ is this thing on?

Donkey is my nickname (after the annoying talking animal in #Shrek). Kāihe is #TeReo for donkey, or ass.

Things not listed in my bio/pinned posts, I’m a fan of:
• #Firefly
• #DoctorWho
• #Pixar Movies (the earlier ones, really)
• #Capybara (my spirit animal)
• #StarTrek (#StarWars is fun, but - if I had to choose just one - it’d be Trek. All of them except Enterprise)
• #Jacinda’s politics of empathy

Ummmm … not sure what else to say - it’s been a while since I last did #SecretSantaAoNZ back in the old days when the bad place was the good place.

Speak Friend.

#TeReo #LearningTeReo #LOTR #Tolkien #ehoa

Matapēhi day one:
Learnt(ing) new words for "valiant warrior," "revolt," "fight with losses on both sides," "attendant," "long wooden trumpet," and "fog," and a couple others.
The kupu, respectively: mumu, whana, haupārua, hāwini, pūkāea, kohu.

This is shaping up to be a great book.

#TeReo #TeReoMāori #LanguageLearning #Reading

I've recently been watching Te Kauwaka (Avatar the Last Airbender in te reo Māori).

Comprehension: 8/10. I understand most of it, but there are a few times where I don't know a word or two, or a sentence's grammar structure is a bit new for me.
Focus: 7/10. Sometimes my mind can drift, but I'm generally quite focused while watching it.
Effort: 4/10. This series is relatively easy, but I do have to use some effort to understand it all.

All in all it's enjoyable and a great resource for learning the language.

#TeReoMāori #TeReo #LanguageLearning

With this latest wind warning in Canterbury I have been thinking that we need a really good name for these nor'westers. After all there is the Santa Ana in California and the Sirocco in Europe.

My Te Reo is almost non existent but I have come up with:

Te manawa o taniwha

The breath of the taniwha.

I like it. What say you?

#NZ #Winds #TeReo

Such energy today at hikoi Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week Parade) at Te Tāhuna o Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Waterfront)

#TeReo #TeReoMaori