Introduction Kia ora!

[kelk]

Kia ora koutou.

Saxophone fan and player for 35 years.
in Aotearoa , New Zealand.
Not sure how many other Māori saxophonists are on here but there is at least one now lol.

A big mihi (greetings) to you all

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome, we do have another member from your part of this beautiful world @Wade Cornell

Jx

 

[lig]

My wife and I love NZ. Welcome!

 

[Pete Thomas]

Big welcome to the Cafe

 

[Wade Cornell]

Nau mai haere mai ki konei. He maha ngā saxophone e whakatangihia ana i konei. He ngahau, he hoahoa hoki. He nui ngā kōrerorero me ētahi waiata hei whakarongo. Ehara ahau i te Māori... Pakeha.

 

[mizmar]

Welcome!

your part of this beautiful world

Or your beautiful part of this world?

 

[kelk]

Nau mai haere mai ki konei. He maha ngā saxophone e whakatangihia ana i konei. He ngahau, he hoahoa hoki. He nui ngā kōrerorero me ētahi waiata hei whakarongo. Ehara ahau i te Māori... Pakeha.

Pai rawa te tutaki i a koe Wade.. he mihi whakahoki ki ōu kupu kua whakamahana te noho nei -mauri ora!

 

[Wade Cornell]

Kei hea koe i Aotearoa?

 

[Jeanette]

Kei hea koe i Aotearoa?

Please will you also post an English translation

Thank you

Jx

 

[Grumps]

Please will you also post an English translation

I think they're hooking up...

 

[Targa]

Is there any language Google translate can't do?

 

[Pete Thomas]

Is there any language Google translate can't do?

Polari?

 

[Targa]

Polari?

For that you need LingoJam.
I learnt most of it from Julian and his friend Sandy.

 

[mizmar]

Is there any language Google translate can't do?

English <-> American

 

[Ghr9204]

Kia ora koutou.

Welcome to the Café!

Saxophone fan and player for 35 years. in Aotearoa , New Zealand. Not sure how many other Māori saxophonists are on here but there is at least one now lol. A big mihi (greetings) to you all

I lived in Hawaii 17 years, went to junior and high school there in a rural part of Oahu, graduated with a college degree there also. We had a good number of Māori there. During our high school May Day festival, a group of Māori high school students would do traditional native dance for us.

We had a better show in the school gymnasium with all the different cultures doing their dances to include all the Pacific Polynesian cultures, even included those with Mexican heritage doing La Tapatia, Filipino also, and Japanese, Chinese, etc. Just the Polynesian dances alone, I think our event outdid the Polynesian Cultural Center show.

Don't know any Māori saxists, but that doesn't mean they are not here. Most of my high school classmates now live in Continental US because good paying jobs are hard to come by in Hawaii and housing is extremely expensive. It would not surprise me that some Māori from Hawaii did the same.

Out here it is Native American and various Hispanic cultures, mostly Mexican, (although our mayor's secretary is a British native. We don't need Google Translate, @mizmar .) 😉 We have someone with true Hawaiian blood who heads our local Chamber of Commerce.

But all appreciate the sax, perhaps one of the best universal instrument for all cultures.

Welcome to the forum, and hope to hear more from you!

 

[GCinCT]

English <-> American

You know the problem with that is that there are so many different accents and dialects of both British English and American English. As the saying goes, "Two nations separated by a common language."

 

[GCinCT]

Oh, and a big welcome to our new member. It's great to have you here. We have lots of fun!

 

[mizmar]

You know the problem with that is that there are so many different accents and dialects of both British English and American English. As the saying goes, "Two nations separated by a common language."

The problem with that is,: Indian English, Austrian English, Canadian, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa...
And that's before you get into the infinite creativity of highly proficient 2nd language English speakers...

Ad Latinam linguam ut linguam francam redire debemus.

Blimey! Google translate even does Latin!

 

[PigSquealer]

Kia ora koutou.

Saxophone fan and player for 35 years.
in Aotearoa , New Zealand.
Not sure how many other Māori saxophonists are on here but there is at least one now lol.

A big mihi (greetings) to you all

A big welcome ! The Café just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for joining 😃

 

[PigSquealer]

Blimey! Google translate even does Latin!

Thank goodness google doesn’t translate “Valley Girl” English.