Using the Reo to speak on all topics - How to mihimihi when you are LGBTQIA+

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A Maori Podcast

Whakatauki - Me te ihe - Like the ihe fish, always restless. [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg. 153]

Kia ora! I wanted to focus on expressing some nuance in Te Reo. I share some advice I gave regarding how to go about giving a mihimihi when you identify as LGBTQIA+.

The purpose of language is the give word to how we think, and I wanted to share my thoughts on how to formulate sentences in Te Reo for concepts and ideas that may be new to us.

How to mihimihi as transgender:

Kia ora! Ko au tenei e tu whakawahine/whakatane nei, ki mua i a koutou, kia ora ki a koutou katoa! Ko Mea nei toku ingoa. Tena tatou.

(Kia ora! I identify as transgender. I stand before you to greet you all. My name is ___. Nice to meet you all!)

How to mihimihi as non-binary:

Kia ora ki a koutou! Ko Mea nei toku ingoa. Tu tangata noa iho nei 'hau, heoi, karangatia au, "E hoa! E kare!" Koina nga mea e pai ke ki ahau. Kaore au mo te arotahi ki te iratane noa iho, ki te irawahine noa iho, tena, ko te iratangata ke. Heoi, nei ra ahaku mihi nunui ki a koutou katoa. Kia ora!

(Kia ora to you all! My name is ___. I'm not for focusing purely on one's gender identity, instead I focus on our shared roots in being human. So, here I am, extending my many greetings to you all. Kia ora!)

Wetenga Reo

https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/8108

Ka kitea tinanatia taua mea e au (W 1971:419). / I actually saw that thing.

Ngata [Search term: reality]

Kia tika, kai pōhēhētia te āhua he mea motuhenga. - Be sure not to mistake appearances for reality.