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Help[Test] Hawaiian, Māori, and other Polynesian name definitions/corrections
Hi! I noticed that some names in the Polynesian section lack definitions and some are incorrect. How can that be corrected?
For instance
- Ahorangi means "shining sky" in Māori from aho "light" and rangi "sky"
- Apirana is the Māori translation of Abidan from the Māori bible.
- Ariki means chief, it's also a Cook Island name.
- Atawhai means kindness.
Corrections
- Saia is not a Māori name, there is no s in Māori
- Ma'ata is the Hawaiian spelling not Māori.
- Hawaiian name Hū'eu is written with a macron not a circumflex.
- Terangimaria should be Te Rangimārie, it means "the peace". Terangimaria is not the original spelling.
- Te Koha has a different name as other form. Tekoa/Te Koa doesn't have the same meaning as Te Koha. Te Koa means "the happy one" while Te Koha means "the gift".
I saw that better_nit_bitter changed some names starting with Te- attached to the name, to "Te" not attached. Instead of Tekaha to Te Kaha, that's good but there are still some that haven't been changed. Terangimarie, Tewakepare, and Tekoha.
Although there are some people that do write their name with Te- attached to their name. See Teānau, Teariki, Temuera and Temāia.
And other names that need definitions/correcting.
Also when I wanted to add a Māori name with a space but it says spaces aren't allowed.
Thank you!
For instance
- Ahorangi means "shining sky" in Māori from aho "light" and rangi "sky"
- Apirana is the Māori translation of Abidan from the Māori bible.
- Ariki means chief, it's also a Cook Island name.
- Atawhai means kindness.
Corrections
- Saia is not a Māori name, there is no s in Māori
- Ma'ata is the Hawaiian spelling not Māori.
- Hawaiian name Hū'eu is written with a macron not a circumflex.
- Terangimaria should be Te Rangimārie, it means "the peace". Terangimaria is not the original spelling.
- Te Koha has a different name as other form. Tekoa/Te Koa doesn't have the same meaning as Te Koha. Te Koa means "the happy one" while Te Koha means "the gift".
I saw that better_nit_bitter changed some names starting with Te- attached to the name, to "Te" not attached. Instead of Tekaha to Te Kaha, that's good but there are still some that haven't been changed. Terangimarie, Tewakepare, and Tekoha.
Although there are some people that do write their name with Te- attached to their name. See Teānau, Teariki, Temuera and Temāia.
And other names that need definitions/correcting.
Also when I wanted to add a Māori name with a space but it says spaces aren't allowed.
Thank you!