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Login/Join to ParticipateTwister Fire Starter ridin on a tratter
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
Posted:
Hi people, I'm travelling on Wednesday to Amsterdam to start off my Europe trip. I'm taking poi on a plane and I usually put labels on them to say what they are in the hope that whoever's checking them will leave them be and bugger off!
So I was thinking, it might be useful for other travellers too, we should start and interlingual list of Poi explanation phrases!
Something along the lines of "Spinning poi, used to recreate the maori arts, please handle with care."
Thanx you guys!
Caz xx
Hi people, I'm travelling on Wednesday to Amsterdam to start off my Europe trip. I'm taking poi on a plane and I usually put labels on them to say what they are in the hope that whoever's checking them will leave them be and bugger off!
So I was thinking, it might be useful for other travellers too, we should start and interlingual list of Poi explanation phrases!
Something along the lines of "Spinning poi, used to recreate the maori arts, please handle with care."
Thanx you guys!
Caz xx
Caz
Twister Fire Starter ridin on a tratter
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
Posted:
Thanx to funk-fish I have dutch :-D
"Spinning poi, werd gebruikt om de maori kunst te creëren, ga er alsjeblieft voorzichtig mee om"
Thanx to funk-fish I have dutch :-D
"Spinning poi, werd gebruikt om de maori kunst te creëren, ga er alsjeblieft voorzichtig mee om"
Caz
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Location: Holland, Zaandam (next to Amsterdam)
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Location: Holland, Zaandam (next to Amsterdam)
Posted:
I love me
an caz does 2
I love me
an caz does 2 Push me, and then just hurt me, till i can get my satisfaction...
Twister Fire Starter ridin on a tratter
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
Posted:
Hehehe!
I think in Italian it should be something like "Maori Poi" un gioco dei Maori, Fragile.
Hehehe!
I think in Italian it should be something like "Maori Poi" un gioco dei Maori, Fragile.
Caz
Twister Fire Starter ridin on a tratter
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
Posted:
And "Les chaines de poi, pour recréer une tradition maori. Fragile!" In French
EDITED_BY: caz86 (1089669558)
And "Les chaines de poi, pour recréer une tradition maori. Fragile!" In French
EDITED_BY: caz86 (1089669558)
Caz
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5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Posted:
except poi = pea...
I think Cass (resident froglet
) said something about Bolas, which isn't technically right, but it gets understood... Or "chaines de feu"
except poi = pea...
I think Cass (resident froglet
) said something about Bolas, which isn't technically right, but it gets understood... Or "chaines de feu" Burner of Toast
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Location: Aotearoa (NZ), New Zealand
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Posted:
"He poi rerea, hai whakaatu toi Maori, KIA TUPATO!"
"He poi rerea, hai whakaatu toi Maori, KIA TUPATO!"
Twister Fire Starter ridin on a tratter
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
Posted:
Which language is that!?!
Yeh thanx for reminding me about poi=pea. Theres the same problem in Italian poi=then. Grrr... I wanna try and dodge around the fire thing if possible.
Zut alors!
Caz x
Which language is that!?!
Yeh thanx for reminding me about poi=pea. Theres the same problem in Italian poi=then. Grrr... I wanna try and dodge around the fire thing if possible.
Zut alors!
Caz x
Caz
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Posted:
Maori
Maori
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Still wiggling
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Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Lol, Maori is such a beautiful rythmic language... could never get used to the 'wh' as 'f' sound, tho.
Check out this site: https://www.freetranslation.com/
It's quite good... not great, but it'll do the job
xx
Lol, Maori is such a beautiful rythmic language... could never get used to the 'wh' as 'f' sound, tho.
Check out this site: https://www.freetranslation.com/
It's quite good... not great, but it'll do the job
xx
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Posted:
"could never get used to the 'wh' as 'f' sound, tho" quote Firepoise
LOL thats cause u live in BELFAST MAN!
Que girando poi, às artes de maori, por asa de favor com cuidado : Portuguese
LMFAO OMFG this free translator is insane!
"could never get used to the 'wh' as 'f' sound, tho" quote Firepoise
LOL thats cause u live in BELFAST MAN!
Que girando poi, às artes de maori, por asa de favor com cuidado : Portuguese
LMFAO OMFG this free translator is insane!
Twister Fire Starter ridin on a tratter
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
156 posts
Location: Bristol/Exeter UK
Posted:
free translators are crap! Just try translatin something, into say Italian, and then back. You get completely different answers! Thanx for the thought tho!
Caz x
free translators are crap! Just try translatin something, into say Italian, and then back. You get completely different answers! Thanx for the thought tho!
Caz x
Caz
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
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Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
heheheh... yep... it's not perfect... tis ok for really basic stuff tho... I suppose you could pay if you wanted it exactly right.
And it's different when you change it back cos no languages are direct translations of another - just similar interpretations.
Also, Dragon, I lived in Auckland for most of last year... then travelled round the country. I always had problems with Whangarei (Fangarey?!!)
xx
heheheh... yep... it's not perfect... tis ok for really basic stuff tho... I suppose you could pay if you wanted it exactly right.
And it's different when you change it back cos no languages are direct translations of another - just similar interpretations.
Also, Dragon, I lived in Auckland for most of last year... then travelled round the country. I always had problems with Whangarei (Fangarey?!!)
xx
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