Tuesday, August 15, 2006

My first Maori 101

I had my first Maori lesson last week courtesy of my kiwi officemate. Maoris pronounce “Wh� as “f�. So Whangarei is “Fangarei� and Whakapapa is “Fakapapa� (ay, bastos).

2 comments:

Ann said...

Hahaha! may pagka bastos nga.

Anonymous said...

may pagka-rated "R" nga yun, ateh...hahaha! share ko lang, may nabasa akong beach jan sa NZ na ang tawag ay "pukehehe"??...hindi ba mas sounds bastos yun?...hehehe...