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TE KAHA KAKATA O TE REO MAORI.
(Maori Language Joke Power.)
HE TAKE HEI KATA
(Some Jokes)

FEEL FREE TO TELL THESE MAORI LANGUAGE JOKES TO YOUR FAMILY, TO YOUR FRIENDS AT THE MARAE, TO YOUR TEACHERS OR TO YOUR STUDENTS!
ALMOST EVERYBODY ENJOYS LISTENING TO A GOOD JOKE!




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Ko Hoani: "E hoa, inanahi, kua whakatenetene maua ko taku wahine.
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Otira, ki taku whakaaro, ko te mea nui, hei te tane
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te kupu whakamutunga, a ia wa, a ia wa."
Ko te hoa: "I a wai te kupu whakamutunga inanahi?"
Ko Hoani: "I ahau nei."
_ _ _ Ko te hoa: "Ka pai tena. Kua ki atu koe i te aha ki a ia?"
_ "Kua ki atu ahau ki a ia: `Ka pai, ka pai -
_ _ hokona mai te potae hou mou!'"




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Ko te kuia ki tana mokopuna:
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"E Rewi, anei he pereti kumara maoa mau."
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Ko Rewi ki tona tupuna:

"Ka nui taku mihi ki a koe, e Kui."

Ko te kuia ki a Rewi:
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"Katahi te tama tino pai!  E pai ana ahau ki nga tamariki
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e ki mai nei ki ahau, `Ka nui taku mihi ki a koe.'"


Ko Rewi ki te kuia:
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"Ki te hiahia koe kia ki atu ano ahau i ena kupu ki a koe, e Kui,
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homai he aihikirimi ki ahau, ne?"





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I te korero etahi wahine tokorua i tetahi pati i Akarana.

Ko te wahine nama tahi: "He tamariki kei a koe?"
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Ko te wahine nama rua: "Ae, he tama kotahi kei a maua ko taku tane."

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Ko te wahine nama tahi: "Kua timata ano to korua tama ki te kai hikareti?"
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Ko te wahine nama rua: "Kao, kare ano ia kia timata."

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Ko te wahine nama tahi: "Ko taku tama, e hoki tureiti mai ana ki
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te kainga, i ia ahiahi, i ia ahiahi.  Ko to korua tama hoki?"
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Ko te wahine nama rua: "Kahore ano!"

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Ko te wahine nama tahi: "Katahi te wahine waimarie ko koe!  E hia ona tau?"
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Ko te wahine nama rua: "Ko tana ra huritau tuatahi a tera marama.
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Kotahi tekau ma tahi ana marama inaianei."





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Ko te whaea ki tana tamahine:
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"Na te aha kaore koe kia haere auau mai nei ki te kite i ahau?
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Mehemea he pena te tatanga o toku nei whare  ki to whare na
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me te tatanga o to whare na ki toku whare nei ...
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kaore e kore, i te hiahia ahau ki te haere atu ki te kite i a koe
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i ia ra, i ia ra, o te wiki."




LIKE A TRANSLATION OF THE ABOVE MAORI LANGUAGE JOKES?

If you would like a translation of these jokes,
just let us know next time you order any of our Maori Language CDs
and we would be happy to send you a translation free of charge along with whatever CDs you are buying!


For anecdotes and lengthier items of Maori Language humour, CLICK HERE for "The Number One Maori Language Disc of Simple Stories" or CLICK HERE for "The Second Disc of Maori Language Learning Support Stories."

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