Maori Tongue Twisters
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Original:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
English:
The place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as landeater played his nose flute, to his loved one.
name of a hill (300 m) in the neighborhood of Waipukurau, Central Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Original:
He tohu tahi, he tohu rua, he tohu toru, he tohu wha
English:
One sign, two signs, three signs, four signs
Original:
Tino pai te kai o te ruru, ko te pai o te ruru, tino pai te kai
English:
The food of the ruru (native bird) is very good, but the good of the ruru is the best food
Original:
Ko te puia e pakari ana, he puia tino pakari
English:
The geothermal hot spring that is strong, is a very strong hot spring
Original:
Te Tihi o Moana nui a Kiwa, te tihi o te whenua, te tihi o te ao
English:
The top of the great ocean of Kiwa, the top of the land, the top of the world
Original:
Ko te raukura te waiata i runga i te marae
English:
The raukura (feathered cloak) is the song on the marae (meeting ground)
Original:
Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, māna e kai te manu i te miro
English:
The bird that eats the miro (native tree), can the bird eat the miro?
Original:
Parenga te tarakona, tarakona te parenga
English:
The tarakona (insect) crawls, the crawler crawls the tarakona
Original:
Tamaiti mā te tamaiti e āhei, te tamaiti mā te tamaiti e āhei
English:
A child can, a child can
Original:
Ko te tāwhaki e tāwhaki ana, he tāwhaki tino tāwhaki
English:
The Tāwhaki who is climbing, is a very climbing Tāwhaki