Traditionally, Māori history was passed down orally, but that's not the case these days. Now some of our stories are being translated into the Malay language by Kiwa Digital.
Now i understand why our Malay warrior Hang Tuah said "takkan melayu hilang didunia" (malay will never cease to exist) - because Malay is everywhere, our ancestors went to many places in this world and the origin of many other younger races. Greeting to all my brothers and sisters💜
I was very surprise when i was studying in nz in the 1980s when the maori were counting numbers was very similar to the javanes. For example five in malay is lima, in maori is rima. There are even maori calling me cousin. 😂😄
Salam sejahtera buat saudara rumpunku nun di seberang samudera pasifik selatan...greetings for our brotherhoods bloodlines across the wide South Pasific Ocean...💕💕💕
salam.Maori adalah juga bangsa melayu purba yang menjelajah pelusuk dunia,bunga raya dan kehidupan alam hijau yang tetap sama...bahasa melayu ialah bahasa dunia yang tertua bagi mereka yang memahaminya.
So that explains my fascination with the Maori people, traditions, stories and culture. Now I've figured out whom was the egg and whom was the chicken.
Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia and Maori are one Austronesian language family. Similarities of the words between Maori and Malay/Indonesia are: Rima/Lima=5, Ika/Ikan=Fish, Mate/Mati=Death, Mata/Mata=eye, taringa/telinga=ear, and many more. Our ancestors were one Austronesian seafarers
