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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 11/7/2023
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this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
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I'm sorry about that, Dave. I didn't know that. I used this teaching app called Tipu at one point and it had said the translation for Dave was Rewi. I assumed it was only because of the different alphabets. I won't do that anymore. I hope it didn't annoy you too much.
I wasn't offended! Just thought I'd mention my thoughts on it.
While the Māori alphabet has less letters, it's pretty common in any language to just say words in their original language when it makes sense. For example, while most languages will have a term for New Zealand, when someone speaks e.g. French, they will probably just say "Auckland" when talking about Auckland.
I hope I haven't come across like I'm lecturing. I'm by no means an expert, my comments are intended as discussion points not as the final word on the matter.
I wholeheartedly agree! Thanks for starting these threads! They should be lots of fun. Of course you didn't come across as lecturing.