Days of the Week in Maori Language: Every day of the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. In Maori-speaking countries, the first day of the week starts with Monday and Sunday is the last day of the week. The first day of the week, Monday in Maori is written as Rāhina, and it is pronounced as “Rāhina.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Maori is written as Rātū, and it is pronounced as “Rātū.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Maori is written as Rāapa, and it is pronounced as “Rāapa.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Maori is written as Rāpare, and it is pronounced as “Rāpare.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Maori is written as Rāmere, and it is pronounced as “Rāmere” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Maori is written as Rāhoroi, and it is pronounced as “Rāhoroi.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Maori is written as Rātapu, and it is pronounced as “Rātapu.” The Maori Language is predominantly used by the Maori People in New Zealand and click here to know the Public holidays in New Zealand. The names of all the days in the Maori Language are listed in the simple table.
Days of the Week in Maori
| English | Maori Translation | English Pronunciation |
| Monday | Rāhina (First Day of the Week in Maori) | Rāhina |
| Tuesday | Rātū (Second Day of the Week in Maori) | Rātū |
| Wednesday | Rāapa (Third Day of the Week in Maori) | Rāapa |
| Thursday | Rāpare (Fourth Day of the Week in Maori) | Rāpare |
| Friday | Rāmere (Fifth Day of the Week in Maori) | Rāmere |
| Saturday | Rāhoroi (Sixth Day of the Week in Maori) | Rāhoroi |
| Sunday | Rātapu (Seventh Day of the Week in Maori) | Rātapu |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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