Te Reo Matatini

maimai aroha

epitaph, song of affection for the dead

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He kōrero poto, he toikupu rānei hei hokinga mahara ki tētahi kua riro i te ringa kaha o Mate.

A short text or poem in memory of a deceased person.

Tauira KŌrero

He maimai aroha tēnei ki taku kuia, nāna au i poipoi, i whakapakeke.

Kei te whārangi tuatahi o te pukapuka te maimai aroha ki tana kaiwhakaako.

He reo whakaniko tō te maimai aroha.

Takenga Mai

maimai - a type of lament for the dead

maimai aroha - expression or token of affection

Tauira KŌrero

He maimai aroha tēnei ki taku kuia, nāna au i poipoi, i whakapakeke.

Kei te whārangi tuatahi o te pukapuka te maimai aroha ki tana kaiwhakaako.

He reo whakaniko tō te maimai aroha.