Ko te reo Tahiti (te reo Mā‘ohi) te reo e kōrerongia ana i runga i te motu o Tahiti, he wāhanga o Porinīhia Wīwī. Nō te mea hoki kua riro tēnei motu hei pokapū matua mō ngā motu kē o Porinīhia Wīwī, e whakamahia ana tēnei ingoa e ngā tauiwi me te kāwanatanga o Wīwī ki te kōrero mō ngā reo e rima e kōrerongia ana e ngā tāngata whenua o ngēnei motu. He tino whanaunga te reo Tahiti ki te reo Māori. E mōhiotia whānuitia te kōrero mō te taenga mai o Kāpene Kuki ki Aotearoa. Ko tētahi rangatira nō Tahiti i runga i tana kaipuke, ko Tupaea tērā; tāna mahi he kōrero ki ngā Māori o Aotearoa nei i roto i te reo Tahiti: mārama noa tana reo ki a rātou, kāore i tino uaua te whakarongo mai, whakarongo atu.
Kāore anō tēnei reo kia whakamōhiotia hei reo motuhake, otirā, kua karangahia kētia tēnei reo hei "reo-ā-iwi". E ai ki te ture o Wīwī, ko te reo Wīwī anake te reo e tiakina ana i raro i te maru o te ture.
Ka taea te tāpiri te “mau” ki muri, kia whakatakitinitia te tūingoa, e whai ake rā.
Tūwāhi
Mea
Wāhi
Tūkapi
Tūkē
Whānui
ʻō
Tū nei
teie
ʻō nei
nei
Tū nā
tēna
ʻōna
-na
Tū rā
tēra
ʻōra
-ra
Hokinga
ia, taua, te reira
reira
Tūwāhi
niʻa
runga
raro
raro
roto
roto
rāpae
waho
mua
mua
muri
muri
rōpū
waenga
rotopū
waenganui
pihai nei
tua nei
pihai atu
tua
pihai aʻe
e tata ana ki
pihai iho
te taha
Pūhono
i
i, ki
Ka whakamahia te “iā” i te wā, ka whakamahi ai ki ngā ingoa, ki ngā tūkapi rānei. Ka kōmitimitihia ki te “au”, ka puta ai te “iāʻu”. Ka kōmitimitihia ki te “ʻoia”, ka puta ai te “iāna”.
tei
tei
I te nui o te wā, ka whakamahia ki te tīmatanga anake o te rerenga kōrero. Ka whakamahia ki te “iā” mō ngā ingoa, mō ngā tūkapi hoki.
ei
hei
mai
mai i
a, o
a, o
nā, nō
nā, mā, nō, mō
mā
me, ki
ē
e (hei kupukiri)
Whakarerekē
pinepine
Putuputu
ēna, aʻe nei
kē
ā
tonu
noa
noa, tonu
roa, rahi
rawa
ihoā
tika
mai(ra)
mai
atu(ra)
atu
aʻe(ra)
ake
iho
iho
iho nei, ihona, ihora
inātatanei
(ta)ʻatoʻa, pauroa
katoa
faʻahou
anō
hoʻi
hoki
anaʻe
anake
paha
pea
hia
-tia
Ko te “faʻa-”, ko te “haʻa-” hoki ngā kūmua pūtake. Ka whakamahia tētahi mō ia kupu.
Kūmuri
-a
-tia
-raʻa
-tanga
Tūpātai
aha
aha
vai
wai
hea
hea
inafea
inahea
nōnafea
nōnahea
a(na)fea, ahea
āhea
tēhea
tēhea
nafea
pēhea
hia
hia
Wāmahi
e
e (hei wāheke), me
tē
e (hei motukore)
Ka whakamahia hoki te “nei”, te “-ra” rānei i muri i te tūmahi. I te nui o te wā, ka whakamahia ki te tīmatanga anake o te rerenga kōrero. Ka whakakapia e te “e” i ētahi atu wā.
