Some of these are completely different from their european names. It could be interesting to know what they actually mean in maori.
Far-Command6903 on
KIRIHIIIII😂👍🏼
Mighty_Conqueror on
Wiwi Baguette
Lars_NL on
Is it just me or does Finland look like it has a lot more lakes suddenly?
bananablegh on
Interesting that ‘S’ is consistently (?) dropped from the start of words. Does Māori phonology not allow it?
Actually, are there any s’s? Aside from Kosovo, which I suppose entered the Māori vocabulary long after Māori speakers were acquainted with English phonology.
One_Barracuda7556 on
I really want to learn more about Mãori culture
Aggravating-Walk-309 on
Cool language!
hilmiira on
What Takei means? Or whenua korukoru? Does it have any special meaning or it simply how Turkei is pronounced in maori? 😛
Lyceus_ on
Wiwi is best country name.
Consistent-Soil-1818 on
Wiwi likely from “oui oui” (“yes yes” in French) is the funniest thing ever
ColdFusion363 on
Kingitanga Kotahi! 😎
adespotos_yourFather on
Thank you for your post and information.
Kosovo and Macedonia are wrong. There are no countries with these names.
drjet196 on
It‘s Noth Makeronia for you.
ReluctantRedditor275 on
Serious question: when, how, and why did the Maori language develop a unique word for Liechtenstein? Are most of these just an agreed upon transliteration into the Maori alphabet?
TrigWaker on
Wow, The Netherlands really shortens down in the language’s translation or is the Māori translation naming a country by a province of that country?
_LumberJAN_ on
I don’t know all the trends. Does we insist on Maoris to change the names of the countries to their original names so they won’t be disrespecting us? Turkye/Beijing/Holland style
Firingfly on
“Whinaraha” sounds like “Viinaraha” in Finnish. That means “money for hard alcohol”. Fits very well.
Lakuriqidites on
We Albanians are arabs, it is confirmed now 🙁
Mountain_Dentist5074 on
Maori? What’s that?
Markopolp on
Please someone explain what does “Wehnua Korukoru” means lol
Erufailon4 on
“Whinarana” sounds like “viinakraana”, “booze faucet”. Absolute win for Finland
Far_Quote_5336 on
Wiwi Fagu
StevenColemanFit on
Isn’t this nonsense, they didn’t explore Europe, so they never created names
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Norway = Noweī, Italy = Itāria.
Meanwhile, France = Wīwī
Some of these are completely different from their european names. It could be interesting to know what they actually mean in maori.
KIRIHIIIII😂👍🏼
Wiwi Baguette
Is it just me or does Finland look like it has a lot more lakes suddenly?
Interesting that ‘S’ is consistently (?) dropped from the start of words. Does Māori phonology not allow it?
Actually, are there any s’s? Aside from Kosovo, which I suppose entered the Māori vocabulary long after Māori speakers were acquainted with English phonology.
I really want to learn more about Mãori culture
Cool language!
What Takei means? Or whenua korukoru? Does it have any special meaning or it simply how Turkei is pronounced in maori? 😛
Wiwi is best country name.
Wiwi likely from “oui oui” (“yes yes” in French) is the funniest thing ever
Kingitanga Kotahi! 😎
Thank you for your post and information.
Kosovo and Macedonia are wrong. There are no countries with these names.
It‘s Noth Makeronia for you.
Serious question: when, how, and why did the Maori language develop a unique word for Liechtenstein? Are most of these just an agreed upon transliteration into the Maori alphabet?
Wow, The Netherlands really shortens down in the language’s translation or is the Māori translation naming a country by a province of that country?
I don’t know all the trends. Does we insist on Maoris to change the names of the countries to their original names so they won’t be disrespecting us? Turkye/Beijing/Holland style
“Whinaraha” sounds like “Viinaraha” in Finnish. That means “money for hard alcohol”. Fits very well.
We Albanians are arabs, it is confirmed now 🙁
Maori? What’s that?
Please someone explain what does “Wehnua Korukoru” means lol
“Whinarana” sounds like “viinakraana”, “booze faucet”. Absolute win for Finland
Wiwi Fagu
Isn’t this nonsense, they didn’t explore Europe, so they never created names
Croats or Croatians are called Tarara in Maori