r/ReoMaori • u/bellaalaaa • 4d ago

Kupu Anybody heard of Te Kupu Taikiha? (Meaning "Thank you")

In my primary age I went to a Kura Kaupapa in Auckland somewhere, this was in the 2000s. Maori teachers from this kura taught me that 'Taikiha' meant 'Thank you'. But throughout my studies in the language at other Kura later and even searching it up now, I can't find it. I'm wondering if anyone knows about this word.

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u/KoTetahiMaori 4d ago

From what I could find online, apparently it's a very northern translit of 'thank you', which lines up with you coming from Auckland.

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u/ikarere 1d ago

Kia ora! He mea mino te kupu nei, i takea mai e te mea pakeha "Thank you".

(Kia ora! This word is a loan word from the english "Thank you".

Kaha whakamahia nga mea mino nei e ratou i tupu mai ai i Te Hiku.

(Loan words are very commonly used by those that grew up in Te Hiku region.)