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After much consultations with the gods of POI, it has been discovered the word 'poi' is correctly pronounced with a silent 'i'. hence the correct pronunciation is much closer to 'po(h)'
I trust you will all amend your vocabularies asap.
Yours
R
After much consultations with the gods of POI, it has been discovered the word 'poi' is correctly pronounced with a silent 'i'. hence the correct pronunciation is much closer to 'po(h)'
I trust you will all amend your vocabularies asap.
Yours
R
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oh yea.
I heard that too.
oh yea.
I heard that too.
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Damn this ruins all the rap songs I have been writeing. A whole album of poi gangster rap out the window! Screw you bluecat!
Damn this ruins all the rap songs I have been writeing. A whole album of poi gangster rap out the window! Screw you bluecat!
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Who's the God's of Poh?...or whatever it's called....
..
Who's the God's of Poh?...or whatever it's called....
..
I like Fire.. :)
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Know this one is gonna be though....BUT......what about giving the art a whole new name? Out of respect for the old masters and they're traditions...where poi means something other than playing in the park.....
I know the basics of the art's story and I'm not saying that we should forget where it came from but the new modern art of poi that we are playing with is evolving in a different direction than the traditional poi are.....so maybe the poi we are exploring should have it's own name
A new name could be voted for here at HOP maybe....
Know this is highly sensitive stuff but I suggest it anyway cause I think it's worth giving some thought.....Why?....Maouries call it tradition.....we call it play / hobby / work / meditation and on and on and on.....
There is a big difference so it would be out of respect If we changed the name......
Know this one is gonna be though....BUT......what about giving the art a whole new name? Out of respect for the old masters and they're traditions...where poi means something other than playing in the park.....
I know the basics of the art's story and I'm not saying that we should forget where it came from but the new modern art of poi that we are playing with is evolving in a different direction than the traditional poi are.....so maybe the poi we are exploring should have it's own name
A new name could be voted for here at HOP maybe....
Know this is highly sensitive stuff but I suggest it anyway cause I think it's worth giving some thought.....Why?....Maouries call it tradition.....we call it play / hobby / work / meditation and on and on and on.....
There is a big difference so it would be out of respect If we changed the name......
I like Fire.. :)
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Why not call it poi? They call them all dogs, after all.
Why not call it poi? They call them all dogs, after all.
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POI is a word that exsists in many languages with many definitions, so saying which is semantically correct is moot. I posted the same thing when I found out that the term Stave is correct for what people have been calling staff(s).
Looking at this culturally, what we do is based on many art forms, not just one, and so, if this is not the correct word pronunciation then it simply is adding to the fact that we have created a new art, which many of the cultural purists would be more comfortable with anyway.
And yet, there is still no clear cut answer. In the Maori pronunciation guide I have, it says similar to boy and toy...poy.
I know that people I have known from Hawaii say it this way as well, though regarding the food.
One of the European nomadic cultures does pronounce the word as POH but it takes on a different meaning.
And in one of the asian cultures (forget which one) it is a slang word pronounced POO-EE, and it is inappropriate for me to say what it means here.
Linguistic origins are fascinating, and I love that this was posted here truly. But to say that we should change pronounciation based on any single cultural difference seems a bit pointless, when we are really creating a global subculture.
I also have to add, that I have heard people try to read the word come up with interesting terms. And others who just can't seem to remember the term poi call them something fully different (my favorite is an "older" student of mine..in her 50's..calls them bangers! ).
Thanks for sharing!
POI is a word that exsists in many languages with many definitions, so saying which is semantically correct is moot. I posted the same thing when I found out that the term Stave is correct for what people have been calling staff(s).
Looking at this culturally, what we do is based on many art forms, not just one, and so, if this is not the correct word pronunciation then it simply is adding to the fact that we have created a new art, which many of the cultural purists would be more comfortable with anyway.
And yet, there is still no clear cut answer. In the Maori pronunciation guide I have, it says similar to boy and toy...poy.
I know that people I have known from Hawaii say it this way as well, though regarding the food.
One of the European nomadic cultures does pronounce the word as POH but it takes on a different meaning.
And in one of the asian cultures (forget which one) it is a slang word pronounced POO-EE, and it is inappropriate for me to say what it means here.
Linguistic origins are fascinating, and I love that this was posted here truly. But to say that we should change pronounciation based on any single cultural difference seems a bit pointless, when we are really creating a global subculture.
I also have to add, that I have heard people try to read the word come up with interesting terms. And others who just can't seem to remember the term poi call them something fully different (my favorite is an "older" student of mine..in her 50's..calls them bangers! ).
Thanks for sharing!
Pele
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Posted:
Fair point BlackFireJack
Incidentally, I’ve also heard poi called poi-poi, but I’m not sure why it’s doubled.
Fair point BlackFireJack
quote:Wot, like fire-chains for example? After reading the “The Rhythm and Life of Poi” book by Ngamoni Huata, it seems that poi is a way of life as much as anything else, so I don’t see any contradiction there. And as Pele says “what we do is based on many art forms”. I personally see much similarity with “old skool club swinging”, which originated in India.
what about giving the art a whole new name? Out of respect for the old masters and they're traditions...where poi means something other than playing in the park
Incidentally, I’ve also heard poi called poi-poi, but I’m not sure why it’s doubled.
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Was more expressing a good point than a name-changing mission....
The reason I wrote it is that when I was in New Zealand I had a 'hard' (moderately ) time explaining why i was spinning and I felt like I was intruding their culture and modernising it to a play.....They take it serious down there.....
Whenever NZ is represented you'll see male maouries doing a 'hakka' (sorry if I'm wrong about the word) and women doing poi...
And there I come along from Norway and spinn the modern way.....
..........Didnt feel like I wasnt accepted but more like they didnt know where they had me like......" what is that guy up to ? " sort of................
Hard to explain cause it all happened with looks and bodylanguage....
It's like if someone came to Norway and started practising something from our culture ....we would just be standing there going 'What???'
probably tell him to stop and leave our culture alone............
Wouldnt know what but maybe axe-throwing , sword figting, going berserk or some other nice exercises from out glourious past
I just had a somthing on my mind ...thats all.-....Let's call it what it is and still show our respect.....
Poi it is
Was more expressing a good point than a name-changing mission....
The reason I wrote it is that when I was in New Zealand I had a 'hard' (moderately ) time explaining why i was spinning and I felt like I was intruding their culture and modernising it to a play.....They take it serious down there.....
Whenever NZ is represented you'll see male maouries doing a 'hakka' (sorry if I'm wrong about the word) and women doing poi...
And there I come along from Norway and spinn the modern way.....
..........Didnt feel like I wasnt accepted but more like they didnt know where they had me like......" what is that guy up to ? " sort of................
Hard to explain cause it all happened with looks and bodylanguage....
It's like if someone came to Norway and started practising something from our culture ....we would just be standing there going 'What???'
probably tell him to stop and leave our culture alone............
Wouldnt know what but maybe axe-throwing , sword figting, going berserk or some other nice exercises from out glourious past
I just had a somthing on my mind ...thats all.-....Let's call it what it is and still show our respect.....
Poi it is
I like Fire.. :)
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Posted:
How abour "Po(h)" for the traditional way
&
"Poy" for what we all (more or less) do here, saves a lot of hassle
- I think the term "Poi-Poi" as a plural has been discussed before, and am fairly certain Pele knows the answer
How abour "Po(h)" for the traditional way
&
"Poy" for what we all (more or less) do here, saves a lot of hassle
- I think the term "Poi-Poi" as a plural has been discussed before, and am fairly certain Pele knows the answer
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This just proves to me you've all been driven quite mad by your journies into ever deeper depths of poi nerddom
This just proves to me you've all been driven quite mad by your journies into ever deeper depths of poi nerddom
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thanks dom for getting this back on topic.
oh and the 'a' in staff is pronounced 'ih' and hence the whole word is 'stiff'
love
R
thanks dom for getting this back on topic.
oh and the 'a' in staff is pronounced 'ih' and hence the whole word is 'stiff'
love
R
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<-- follows bluecat with big 'stiff'
<-- follows bluecat with big 'stiff'
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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big girth on yours as well i hear.
(tiny ends tho)
big girth on yours as well i hear.
(tiny ends tho)
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you'd know, you made it.
you'd know, you made it.
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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oh and FYI.
the gods of POI
POI is a small island off madagascar. and they have gods. attached to my brain
oh and FYI.
the gods of POI
POI is a small island off madagascar. and they have gods. attached to my brain
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Hmmm, if it is pronounced Poh, that makes you look at the red teletubby very differently.
(sorry, i know its silly, just a thought.)
Hmmm, if it is pronounced Poh, that makes you look at the red teletubby very differently.
(sorry, i know its silly, just a thought.)
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wait til you see what a la'hla'h is
wait til you see what a la'hla'h is
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Hee hee, i darent imagine!
Why? what is a lala, go on you know really, do tell
Hee hee, i darent imagine!
Why? what is a lala, go on you know really, do tell
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned
and the last fish has been caught
will we realise that we
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Cree Indian, 1909
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a la'hla'h is ....
no it's too horrible.
but a d'pseee is a small lemming.
a la'hla'h is ....
no it's too horrible.
but a d'pseee is a small lemming.
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La'hla'h........oh god nooooo! my childhood nightmares, they're all returning!!
Is it a green lemming with a blue shirt and spiky hair, they are really good fun to play with.
La'hla'h........oh god nooooo! my childhood nightmares, they're all returning!!
Is it a green lemming with a blue shirt and spiky hair, they are really good fun to play with.
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned
and the last fish has been caught
will we realise that we
cannot eat money.
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yup. and you get llllooooooaaaads of them if you go to the right place. (they play annoying music tho.)
tin'keywhincheys play lovely expressive drum and bass tho and are always good for a quick party.
R
yup. and you get llllooooooaaaads of them if you go to the right place. (they play annoying music tho.)
tin'keywhincheys play lovely expressive drum and bass tho and are always good for a quick party.
R
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hhhmmmmm..... the music is bad, i agree, but i can put up with it just to watch lemmings floating with umbrella's . This is getting silly isn't it?
hhhmmmmm..... the music is bad, i agree, but i can put up with it just to watch lemmings floating with umbrella's . This is getting silly isn't it?
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Cree Indian, 1909
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sorry about that.
sorry about that.
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don't be sorry, silliness is what creates fun, and fun makes me smile!
don't be sorry, silliness is what creates fun, and fun makes me smile!
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Cree Indian, 1909
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was only joking anyway
i wonder if we can get the lemmings programmers (or someone random liike bender) to make poi lemmings?
was only joking anyway
i wonder if we can get the lemmings programmers (or someone random liike bender) to make poi lemmings?
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Yayyyy
Yayyyy
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Cree Indian, 1909
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Poi lemmings, good idea, lot of little lemmings twirling, sounds mad, do you think they would take long to train?
Poi lemmings, good idea, lot of little lemmings twirling, sounds mad, do you think they would take long to train?
Only when the last tree has died
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and the last fish has been caught
will we realise that we
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Not at all Lemmings is real easy to train....how hard can it be...they walk off the end of the cliff in to water and they can't swim... all you push the button on the digger one then push on the lemming....wholla...we have a digger
So in this case you push the button and the next thing they are doing and BTB 5BT Weave with a hyperloop... (Just dreaming)
Not at all Lemmings is real easy to train....how hard can it be...they walk off the end of the cliff in to water and they can't swim... all you push the button on the digger one then push on the lemming....wholla...we have a digger
So in this case you push the button and the next thing they are doing and BTB 5BT Weave with a hyperloop... (Just dreaming)
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feels if i make this post i might upset some one.
feels if i make this post i might upset some one.
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