Taonga--Rin Oyama


In my essay, I will explain what Taonga means and share an example sentence in which Tanga is used. After that, I also show a reason I find it interesting.

Taonga means property, goods, possession, effects, object. So, people will say that 'Well done. You discussed how important the conservation of the body of water is in front of audience. I'm with you, I'm sure that it is vital for us to consider of our Taonga.' I like this word because the articul say that it is difficult to translate directly in English, so people should change the meanning of Taonga through contexts. This feature is similar to Japanese words. Both of them is in the high contexts word, so Japanese people can become more familiar with Maori Language, I bet. That is why I am interested in Taonga.

Thank you for reading!!





Comments

  1. Mika SakemiNovember 5, 2023 at 6:42 PM

    I didn't know this word. Your essay is easy for me to understand the meaning!

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  2. Keita AdachiNovember 5, 2023 at 8:22 PM

    It is interesting to have a similar feature with Japanese!

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  3. Yutsuki MinouraNovember 6, 2023 at 12:10 PM

    I had never heard of Taonga before. I think Japanese people can become more familiar with Māori language too!

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  4. Mone MutoNovember 6, 2023 at 12:12 PM

    I also like Taonga too! It's a ambiguous word, but It's like dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Rio TanakaNovember 6, 2023 at 12:14 PM

    I’ve never heard this word even though I learned Māori in last term. I wanna use this word from now on.

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  6. Haruka IkegamiNovember 6, 2023 at 12:14 PM

    It's interesting that Taonga's meaning change depends on context.

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  7. Soma ImaiNovember 6, 2023 at 12:17 PM

    Your essay is so interesting for me!!

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  8. Hana SuzukiNovember 6, 2023 at 12:20 PM

    It's really interesiting word, isn't it? I like your opinion that Japanese people can become more familiar with Maori Language!

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