well... i checked back some... and no topic was like this... if it is a dupe than you may lock it mods...

Bionicle meanings !
all of these were found using the English-Maori word translator

Rahi, Nui, Kaita- big
Kopeke- cold
Toa- win
Tohunga- priest, expert
Hoi- Earlobe, Earwax (no special realtion to turtle.. but funny)
Hau- shelter (cool huh ?)
Kaukau- bathe, swim
Pakari- develop
Kakama- nimble, quick
Matau- righthand
Tahu- burn, husband (thinking what im thinking ?)
Kanohi- eye, face

this is it for now but im still looking for more !

Here's a few more:

Tahu- Burn
Kopaka- Ice
Pohatu- Stone
Kongu- Cloud
Tamaru- Cloud
Matau- Adept, able
Maku- Wet
Onewa- Basalt (a type of stone)
Huki- Stroke (as in movement)
Onepu- Sand
Whenua- Earth, ground
Amana- Almond
Wahi- Place, Location
Koro- Cove
Kahu- Hawk
Huna- Conceal
Miru- Fizz, Bubble
Puku- Belly, Stomach, Silent
Rua- Two, Both
Rau- Feathers, Leaf
Ruru- Owl (Clever!
Maha- Many, Several, Multi-Use
Taipu- Sand Dune

Here is another Maori Translator for us at BZ to use:
http://www.learningmedia.co.nz:8080/nz/ngata/index.html

hmm... I'm not sure this belongs in S&T but I'll leave it alone for now. There was once a topic almost identical to this but I believe it was pruned so this is fine.

Hey!

To Tetahi Rori Tomato (tomato with the two dots above it)

You're a stupid tomato!

Ever since I knew the Maori language had to do with Bionicle, I started to study it. I know a lot of words now.

Ketoketo, Rihariha, and Kano: egg
Kia Ora: hello
To: you're
Tetahi: a
Rori: stupid

cool find. the Hoi meaning is funny! So, Tetahi Rori Tomato means youre a stupid tomato?

TO tetahi rori tomato, but thanks for the edit.

Also instead of using "tetahi" to say "a", you could use "he".

Why? Why did they choose Maori? What about it?

Anyway, that makes sense and is weird too...

QUOTE (Dragon92 @ May 24 2003, 04:34 PM)

Why? Why did they choose Maori? What about it? Anyway, that makes sense and is weird too...

It probably has more of a villager feel to it. They wanted it to sound ancient African.

I'm out.

well i'm not sure if this is on topic but any way i am going on a student ambasitor trip to new zeland andaustalia and i spend a night in a moiri villge, kinda creepe and i got my invit the same week th fourms went down

ps whats with gali nuva's aim name its Mariowasso, ''Mario''wasso

Wow, this is ancient...Topic closed.