E te Atua, te Puna Waiora.
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
Ko Maunga Whau te maunga. Ko Te Tai-o-Rehua te Moana.
Ko Manakau te whanga. Ko Whatipu te tatahi.
Ko Celt, ko English, ko French ngā iwi.
Ko Irish, ko Scottish ngā hapu.
Ko George Green ratou ko Harry Bunker;ko May Warner (a Black Douglas) ko Gertrude O'Gorman oku matua tipuna.
Ko Douglas Green raua ko Jean Bunker oku matua.
Ko Marjorie Green toku whaea keke, ko Noel Bunker toku matua keke
Ko John raua ko Kit (Christopher)oku tungane.
Ko Richard raua ko Andrew aku iramutu.
Ko Holy Name toku hahi.
Kei Ross Home, Otepoti, toku kainga.
No Tamaki-makau-rau ahau.
Inaianei kei te noho au kei Otepoti i raro i te rohe potae o Kai Tahu.
Ko Jenny Green toku ingoa.
No reira, Tena rā tatou katoa.
(Sorry, I can't get the macrons going. I m writing from my bed)!
Share how you celebrated
Share what you did for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023. This will go on to become a showcase of how we celebrate te reo as a nation.
Jenny Green
In this hour and continuing, I am speaking te reo with my nurses and caregivers and praying grace in te reo, and trying to learn off by heart both the usual and Catholic versions of the Our Father and memorize a couple of a whakatauki I like. And I hope to listen to some waiata.
Individual profile pages show some of the contributions you make to the Māori language movement. You can make your own profile page and share your Māori language journey.
Jenny has taken part in:
#MyMihi - Waitangi day 2021
#MyMihi - Waitangi day 2021
