Thank you for the amazing content you have. Just one thing, teitei isn’t used for people, it’s for things like mountains and trees. Tāroaroa is for people.
4 месяца назад+1
You're so right, that's completely my error, thank you for the comment!
A quick question, if I may : Regarding the orthography of "ā" vs "aa" : I read somewhere that they are equivalent. Now I read "ātaahua", which confuses me : is there a rule of the thumb, or should the orthography just be learned by heart, please ? Thank you, again, for the wonderful videos ! Loving this ! (Greetings from France)
9 месяцев назад+1
You make a great observation. They are indeed interchangeable. Some regions use the macrons I.e. ā, others don't use macrons and use the double vowel instead. Using the double vowel is also a workaround if you cannot access the macron on your keyboard I'm not sure why ātaahua specifically uses both... I do feel the a's in the middle are pronounced a bit different, as if two words: āta Ahua, perhaps that's it, in which case I don't know how you recognize that it's an exception from ā for those middle vowels.... sorry it's a gray answer! I hope it helps somewhat
These vids are so helpful! Kia ora!
Thank you for the amazing content you have. Just one thing, teitei isn’t used for people, it’s for things like mountains and trees. Tāroaroa is for people.
You're so right, that's completely my error, thank you for the comment!
A quick question, if I may :
Regarding the orthography of "ā" vs "aa" : I read somewhere that they are equivalent.
Now I read "ātaahua", which confuses me : is there a rule of the thumb, or should the orthography just be learned by heart, please ?
Thank you, again, for the wonderful videos ! Loving this !
(Greetings from France)
You make a great observation. They are indeed interchangeable. Some regions use the macrons I.e. ā, others don't use macrons and use the double vowel instead. Using the double vowel is also a workaround if you cannot access the macron on your keyboard
I'm not sure why ātaahua specifically uses both... I do feel the a's in the middle are pronounced a bit different, as if two words: āta Ahua, perhaps that's it, in which case I don't know how you recognize that it's an exception from ā for those middle vowels.... sorry it's a gray answer! I hope it helps somewhat