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Showing posts with label Cook island language week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cook island language week. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

What I Have Learnt About Cook Island

 Hello readers, I am going to be showing you what I have learnt about Cook Island. I watched this video were 2 kids try Cook island food and had to guess what the food is. I have learnt that in Cook Island the name for doughnut is Tonati in Cook island. I have also learnt some Cook Island Basic Greetings, Hello in Cook Island is Kia Orana, Welcome in Cook Island is Turou Aere mai or just Aere mai, Goodbye in Cook Island to the person that is leaving is Arere ra, E noo ake ra is to the person staying,  Kia manuia means Good Luck, Please in Cook Island is Ine, Thank in Cook Island is Meitaki. I have also learnt 5 facts about Cook Island the five facts are 1. In cook island there is the most beautiful beaches, 2. There are more Cook Islanders here in New Zealand and Australasia than the Cook Islands over 61,000 Here in NZ and 17,000 back home, 3. In Cook Island they do not have any traffic lights, 4. In Cook Island there are no snakes, or poisonous spiders, and last of all number 5. In Cook island they do not have Mac Donald's or KFC because they support the local. I also learnt in Cook Island how to count to ten, ta'i is one, rua is 2, toru is 3, 'a is 4, rima is 5, ono is 6, 'itu is 7, Varu is 8, iva is 9, ta'i nga ' uru is 10. In Cook Island Ei Mua means You can do it/seize the day! Pakau means Awesome! Mako rai means Well done! Kare koe i te kanga means You are great! Tamata'ia means Give it a go! Naku e tauturu means I will help! Tei mua Koe means you're the best! Ka rauka 'ia tatua means we can do it! Ka rauka 'iaku means I can do it! Tuatua mai means Speak to me! And last of all Mako means great! In Cook island 'Ae= Yes/ok, Kare means No, Meitaki = Good, Meitaki Thank you/Ma'ata = Very good, Kia Orana koe = Greetings to you, Ko'ai to'ou ingoa = What is your name?, Ei Mua = You can do it, Ina ake ana 'Ine?, =Excuse me, Tei mua koe=Youre the best, kia mataora to'ou ra'anau'anga=Happy Birthday. Here are some ways how to greet someone in Cook Island, Kia orna-Hello, Pe'eka koe-How are you? , Someone may say back to you Akape'ea koe-How about you?, And they may reply Meitaki au - I am fine. 

Thank you for reading my blog, Have a nice night and day tomorrow hopefully you have learnt some new words.   

Cook Island Language Week

 Kia Orana Bloggers, 

Today I am going to be talking about Cook Island Language Week! Cook Island is a nation in the South Pacific. Cook island has 15 islands. Its 15 islands are scattered over a vast area. Cook Island has food like Curried Eke (Octopus), Mata, Banana poke, Rukau, Rori, And Cook island has fresh fruit like tropical fruit. On the Cook Island flag there is 15 stars. There is a dance for a boy and girl that is a Cook Island Dance, In room 9 we have been practising the Cook Island Dance. Thanks for reading and please do not forget to comment! 



Cook Islands (Travel Restrictions, COVID Tests & Quarantine Requirements) -  Wego Travel Blog


Flag of the Cook Islands - Wikipedia