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A little reflection daily about my language acquisition

Wednesday 22 September 2021

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One thing I found interesting and significant today was a sentence that referred to the government. The English and Māori versions appeared different. In English, the role of the government was described to be that of overseeing the "country" but the Māori version used the word "whenua".

I wonder whether 'whenua' simply means 'land', or does it include people?

  

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