Ngāi Tūhoe debate the ‘G’

Two prominent Māori langiuage experts have voiced their opposition to a decree from their tribal authority. Te Uru Taumatua have dropped the 'ng' in written publications in an attempt to affirm the distinctive dialect of Tūhoe. Te Okiwa McLean reports.

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[@jetblackhair92]

Kao. Mau tonu I te G. Ka raru nga tuhi panui he rawa atu. Ka pokaikaha te haere o te reo ahakoa ta Tuhoe ke tona whakahua korero ake me kotahi te hanga o te tuhi.

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No reira me aha tatou mo te "nar ow G" ko "nar ow" ke

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E hoa, i rongo atu au ki aua reo e körero ana e nā kuia, köroua o te Mahurehure i a ahau e tamaiti ana. Ehara taua reo he reo hou.

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Kia aroha mai rā ki te takamuri o tēnei kupu āku, kāti he pēhea ngā whakaaro kia makere iho te “g” engari ka noho atu te apostrophe hei tohu mōna, pērā i te “ma’i” a te Tai Hauāuru? Me te “isn’t“ a te reo Ingarihi? Koira tētehi o ngā mahi a te apostrophe, he tohu mō te/ngā reta kua makere 🤷🏽‍♂️

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E hiahiatia ana e tātau he taitara roto i Māori. Whakamutua te whakakotahitanga o te hinengaro. Tangohia te tūnga reo whai mana o Aotearoa.

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Ko tāku kua ahua pihikete katoa nā whakaaro e nā Ahorani ta Tūhoe, a Pou rāua ko Timoti. I ki mai a töku māmā ko te reo pihikete te reo tuatahi a Timoti. Ko tāku anö me mahue i te pu 'g' kia tututuru te reo ake o Tūhoe.

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E tūmanako ana ahau kai te mahi pai taku mīhini whakamāori reo.