WALT: We are learning to write our own welcome speech in Te Reo
These are some facts about Karangas
Manuhere is your visitors into the marae.
Karanga has high and nice voices.
Karangas call for other side like from the eastside and southside.
Karangas call to welcome come and bring them to the path.
Karangas call from far away.
Karangas call from far.
There are 3 part of calling, three people call at the same time, but still means that they are calling for them.
1 calls for the spirits and one welcomes them to their path and 1 welcomes them to their land.
Welcome speech
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou Glenbrae School
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa
Ki te atua-tena koe
Ki te kura/whare – tena koe
Ki te hunga mate
Ki te hunga ora
Tēnā koutou katoa
Hello everybody here
warm greetings to everyone
to God – greetings
to mother earth – greetings
to the school/house – greetings
farewell the dead
welcome the living
greetings to all