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New Zealand: denominations shown in Maori on collector coins

Started by <k>, July 27, 2022, 06:02:18 AM

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New Zealand, $1, 2012.


KOTAHI TARA.  One dollar.
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New Zealand $1 2018.jpg

New Zealand, $1, 2018.   


TAHI TARA.  Is that grammatically correct?
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Offa

I can see this happening with general circulation coins as well.
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Figleaf

Quote from: <k> on July 27, 2022, 06:03:39 AMTAHI TARA.  Is that grammatically correct?

FWIW, Google translate says "kotahi tara" is one dollar, "tahi tara" is some dollars.

Green half ball means "got kicked in painful place".

Peter
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Quote from: Figleaf on July 27, 2022, 01:45:50 PMFWIW, Google translate says "kotahi tara" is one dollar, "tahi tara" is some dollars.

So TAHI TARA is wrong in this instance.
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chrisild

Not that I speak the language, but if you look "tahi" up in this Maori Dictionary, you get ...

1. (numeral) one, single, 1 - as in counting out things, in which case each number is preceded by ka.
2. (numeral) firstly, first of all - when preceded by ka.

The page also has context examples. Judging from that, I'd say kotahi – or ka tahi? – tāra is right. Of course figures (e.g. "1 dollar") would help, but ... ::)

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The 1890s "Bank of Aotearoa" 1 pound/Kotahi pauna note.


Former forum member TranslateLtd alerted me to this. He tells me:

There are very few extant examples from the BoA, along with some cheque forms.  It's doubtful they ever circulated or that the bank even existed, and as I recall the best theory is that they were samples presented to Maori King Tawhiao (the fellow who featured on our 1934-40 series banknotes) in case such an entity were to be set up.
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