Tuesday 28 December 2010
Ron Brownson
I thought you would enjoy some Māori words for ko nga kara [Māori colours].
Mangu, pango
Black
Mā
White
Whero
Red
Para, karaka
Orange
Tuapōkere
Violet
Purū
Blue
Kikorangi
Sky-blue
Kākariki
Green
Kōwhai
Yellow
Pūma, kerei
Grey
Parāone
Brown
Whakahekeheke
Striped
The Māori alphabet has the following letters:
A E G H I K M
N O P R T U W
Remember G is used with ‘n’ (ng) only.
Aalto Colour, one of the Gallery's paint sponsors, developed with Toi Māori Aotearoa, a bespoke palette of Māori colour.
http://www.aaltocolour.com/colour/default.asp?p=7