Kua whakaputa Encanto reo Māori i ngā whare pikitia i te tīmatanga o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Sunday, 15 September 2024
I tau te putanga reo Māori o tā Disney Encanto i tino rorotu i te 2021 ki ngā whare pikitia puta noa i Aotearoa i te Tāite, kia whai wāhi i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
Ko Encanto Reo Māori he hākari ahi kā - he taiao pā e tipu ake ai tētahi kāinga.
Ko te putanga hou o te pikitia e whai ana ki te tūhono i te tokomaha o ngā tāngata ki te reo Māori e taea ana.
Kua whakamāoritia tēnei pūrongo e tētahi hinengaro rorohiko, ā, kua hihiratia e te kaiwhakamāori a Puna, ko Joel Maxwell, nāna te pūrongo i whakapai hoki i mua i te whakaputa hei pūrongo reorua. Nā Straker me Microsoft te hinengaro rorohiko i whakawhanake.
This story, originally in English only, was translated into reo Māori by an AI tool then checked and edited by Stuff kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell before publication as a bilingual news story. The AI tool was developed by Straker and Microsoft.
Nōna i tipu ake, e kore rawa a Hinetu Dell i whakaaro ka kitea e ia tētahi kiriata Disney i roto i te reo.
Growing up, Hinetu Dell never thought she would see a Disney movie in te reo.
Ināianei ko te kaiwhakaari me te kaihautū haka, nō Ngāti Porou me Te Whānau a Apanui, ko te kaikōrero mō Abuela Alma, te pūtahi o te whānau Madrigal i roto i te putanga reo Māori o tā Disney toa whakaihuwaka hākoritanga Oscar, Encanto.
Now the actor and haka stalwart, from Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau a Apanui, is the voice of Abuela Alma, the centre of the Madrigal whānau in the Māori language version of Disney's Oscar-winning animation, Encanto.
Read this story in English here.
Ko Encanto Reo Māori he hākari ahi kā - he taiao pā e tipu ake ai tētahi kāinga. He ngātahitanga tēnei o te ahurea o Komopia me te Māori me ngā ritenga e whakanui ana i te hapori, te mātauranga ā-reanga me te manaaki i ngā pēperekōu.
Encanto Reo Māori is a celebration of ahi kā - a pā environment where a village thrives. It is a collaboration of Colombian and Māori culture with similarities that celebrate community, intergenerational knowledge and respect for elders.
I tīmata te pikitia ki te ngā whakaaturanga i ngā whare pikitia tīpako puta noa i Aotearoa i te Tāite, i te wā tika hei whai wāhi i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori i tīmata i te Hātarei.
The film began screening in select cinemas across Aotearoa on Thursday, in time for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori which started on Saturday.
I a ia e kōrero ana ki Puna, ka kī a Dell: “I whānau ahau i te 1948, nā reira he nui taku kitenga i roto i aku tau e 76, ā, he tino whai painga te tauwhiro o te reo ki ēnei mokowā ki te iwi Māori, ki te ao hoki.
Speaking to Stuff, Dell said: “I was born in 1948 so I've seen a lot in my 76 years, and the transition of the reo into these spaces is extremely beneficial to the Māori people and to the world.
“E mōhio ana ngā mokopuna katoa ki Disney, nā reira he hua pai tēnei mō rātou.”
“All the grandchildren know about Disney, so it's got to be a plus for them.”
I oti ngā whakawhitinga reo mō te pikitia i ngā mātanga reo rongonui ko Pānia Papa rāua ko Rua Blake. He iti iho te arotahi o Encanto ki tētahi mita pū engari e rapu ana ki te tūhono i te tokomaha o ngā tāngata ki te reo Māori e taea ana.
Translations for the film were completed by renowned mātanga reo, Pānia Papa and Leon Blake. Encanto is less focused on a particular mita (dialect) but rather seeks to connect as many people to te reo Māori as possible.
Nā te kaitohutohu o Koramia ko Mauricio Lozano, nō te Amahona, me te mātanga reo maha Hana Mereraiha i whakatūturu i te whakahōnore i te reo Pāniora i roto katoa i te pikitia.
Colombian consultant Mauricio Lozano, who hails from the Amazon, and multilinguist Hana Mereraiha have ensured the Spanish language is honoured throughout the film.
Ka tū mō te wā tuatahi a Te Waimarie Ngatai-Callaghan (Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Whakaue, Tainui) hei reo o te tuawahine whanokē, ko Mirabel Madrigal.
Te Waimarie Ngatai-Callaghan (Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Whakaue, Tainui) makes her debut as the voice of the quirky female lead, Mirabel Madrigal.
Ko te piringa i waenganui i a Abuela Alma rāua ko Mirabel he wāhanga tino nui o te tāhū, e whakaata tata ana i ngā nukunuku me ngā nekeneke i waenganui i “tētahi kuia me tāna punipuni”, hei tā Dell.
The relationship between Abuela Alma and Mirabel is an essential part of the plot, closely mirroring the dynamics between “a kuia and her brood”, Dell said.
Ko te mahitahi ki a Ngatai-Callaghan “he tino waimarie” e ai ki a Dell, nā te mea e mōhio ana ia ki te pāpā o Ngatai-Callaghan.
Stepping into the role alongside Ngatai-Callaghan was “a blessing”, Dell said, as she knew Ngatai-Callaghan’s father.
'Nā reira kua whakaritea kētia te tūhononga i mua, ā, ka taka noa māua ki aua mokowā. He tino hira nā te mea kei te kōrero koe mō te whakapapa, ā, ka heke tahi mai māua tahi i aua rārangi ōrite.
“So the connection had already been forged quite a while ago and we just fell into those spaces. It's very important because you're talking about genealogy and we both come down the same lines.
“Kia āhei ai māua ki te huihui i te tau 2024, me whakapuaki e au taku mihi ki Disney mō te whakaae kia puta tēnā.”
“For us to be able to come together in the year 2024, I must express my thanks to Disney for allowing that to happen.”
Ko te kaupapa uho o te kiriata o te whānau tētahi e āta whakaōrua ana ki te iwi Māori, ka kī a Dell.
The film’s core theme of family is one that closely resonates with Māori, Dell said.
'E tino oke ana mātou ki te pupuri i tō mātou tūhononga whānau, iwi, hapū. E hiahia ana ahau kia kawea atu e te hunga kaimātakitaki te mahana o te whānau, ahakoa āna whakarunga me āna heke.
“We try very hard to maintain our family, iwi, and hapū relationships. I want audiences to take away from the film that warmth of the family, irrespective of its ups and downs.
'Ahakoa he wā uaua ō te rūruhi me te mokopuna, kāore rāua i wareware he whānau tonu rāua… Heoi anō, koinei te wāhi e uru mai ai a Disney, me te kore mōhio, e whakaae ana rātou kia pupuri tātou i aua tūhononga.'
“While the grandmother and the mokopuna had their moments, they didn't forget they were still a family… So once again, this is where Disney comes in, without realising it, they are allowing us to maintain those relationships.”
Hei tā Ngatai-Callaghan, hāunga anō tāna ngahau pai ki te tukanga me te noho hei wāhanga o Disney, 'he tino whakamiramira te tiritiri i tō tātou reo Māori ki te ao'.
Ngatai-Callaghan said, while she enjoyed the process and being part of Disney, “sharing our reo Māori to the world was definitely a highlight”.
'Kei runga tonu ahau nā te whakarewatanga,' hei tāna. 'Me pono, he tino nui tōku whakamā i te mātaki ki ahau anō mō te wā katoa.
“I'm still on a high from the premiere,” she said. “I mean, I was pretty much cringing at myself the whole time.
'Engari i taku kitenga ki taku whānau katoa, ka kite ahau ki ētahi roimata e heke iho ana, ko ētahi rauangiangi e kumea ana, koia tērā te ātaahua katoa o taua mea. He wā whakahīhī tērā. He nui aku mihi.'
“But seeing all my whānau, I saw some roimata coming down, some tissues being pulled out, that was the whole beauty of it. It was a proud moment. I got a lot of congratulations.”
I hangaia a Encanto Reo Māori ki Aotearoa e Tweedie Waititi o Matewa Media, ko ia hoki te tumu whakaputa me te kaiwhakahaere, i te taha o ngā tumu whakaputa Chelsea Winstanley rāua ko Mia Henry-Teirney me te kaiwhakahaere pūoro, ko Pere Wihongi.
Encanto Reo Māori is produced in Aotearoa by Matewa Media's Tweedie Waititi who was also the producer and director, alongside producers Chelsea Winstanley, Mia Henry-Teirney and music director Pere Wihongi.
Ko te tāera me ngā huānga whakaari tere o Encanto, i titoa e Lin-Manuel Miranda i whakaingoatia mō ngā Oscars, e whai ana kia kōrero hāngai ki ngā tamariki e “ngākau nui ana, e haere maia ana i roto i tētahi ao hurihuri”.
The style and fast-paced elements of Encanto, composed by Oscar-nominated Lin-Manuel Miranda, aim to speak directly to tamariki who “thrive and walk confidently in an ever-changing world”.
Ko Encanto Reo Māori te kiriata tuarima i huri anō ki te reo Māori kia whakawhanaketia, kia hangaia hoki e Matewa Media e tūhono ana ki te Walt Disney Animation Studios. Ko ngā kiriata e whā o mua ko Disney’s Moana, The Lion King, Frozen me tā Disney/Pixar kiriata Coco.
Encanto Reo Māori is the fifth film re-versioned into te reo Māori to be developed and produced by Matewa Media in association with Walt Disney Animation Studios. The previous four films are Disney’s Moana, The Lion King, Frozen and Disney/Pixar film Coco.
“Ahakoa ko tēnei te kiriata tino uaua o rātou katoa, ka kumea e te kiriata ngā aho manawa, ka kata koe me te tangi katoa i roto i te manawa kotahi,” te kī a Waititi.
“Although this has been the most challenging film of them all, it’ll pull on the heartstrings, make you laugh and cry all in the one breath,” Waititi said.
'Ko Encanto Reo Māori te whakaputanga tino kanorau ā-ahurea o Disney ā mohoa noa nei. He āheinga hei whakawhiwhi i ngā whakaaturanga maha o te Māoritanga, me te whakanui i te manawa o te Māori,' hei tā Winstanley rāua ko Henry-Teirney.
“Encanto Reo Māori is Disney’s most culturally diverse production to date. It is an opportunity for us to embrace the many expressions of Māoritanga, and celebrate the magic of being Māori,” Winstanley and Henry-Teirney said.
I whakatuwheratia a Encanto Reo Māori i roto i ngā whare pikitia whai wāhi puta noa i Aotearoa i te Tāite, Hepetema 12. Ka kitea te rārangi kaiwhakaari katoa i konei.
Encanto Reo Māori opened in participating cinemas across Aotearoa on Thursday, September 12. The full cast list can be found here.
This is a Public Interest Journalism-funded translation through NZ On Air