tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post3231474981377599476..comments2023-11-01T02:09:06.253+13:00Comments on Auckland city: Maori language: an avenue for a "ladylike" use of the 'F' word ;) *winks* Whakatane (Fuck-a-tane)NYC Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731242425486140131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post-85151407605337128092009-07-20T05:03:47.515+12:002009-07-20T05:03:47.515+12:00Wha me up...before you go go...:)Wha me up...before you go go...:)Fikrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385624097465928342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post-89540559117552525422009-07-18T16:34:45.248+12:002009-07-18T16:34:45.248+12:00would be nice to have a place called whakawahine, ...would be nice to have a place called whakawahine, sound's good doesn't it:)Yong-Supnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post-24309204501246151942009-07-18T16:28:25.373+12:002009-07-18T16:28:25.373+12:00that story is pretty much correct, but it is trans...that story is pretty much correct, but it is translated as,<br />" a man" , she said-<br />“Kia Whakatāne au i ahau” “I will act like a man”<br />she said that because women werent allowed to use canoe's back then.Yong-Supnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post-31748270255062086002009-07-18T16:27:49.219+12:002009-07-18T16:27:49.219+12:00whaking nice blog.. very funny.whaking nice blog.. very funny.Kirk Boladerasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post-77158251336099706512009-07-18T16:26:08.854+12:002009-07-18T16:26:08.854+12:00I heard Whakatane means something like "To ma...I heard Whakatane means something like "To make like a man" because there is a story in the region of a lady who paddled a conoe full of people to safety, like a man. So maybe if you want to tell someone to harden up you could say "whakatane"Reuben Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997833080900982959.post-80350700164723676572009-07-18T16:24:58.536+12:002009-07-18T16:24:58.536+12:00The Maori language 'is' interesting, they ...The Maori language 'is' interesting, they can't seem to go without a whak.<br />Also interesting to note that only the north Island has places that start off with a whak....I like the north Island:)Yong-Supnoreply@blogger.com