Turn a date string in English into Maori

gistfile1.rb

def convert_date_to_maori(date_string)
  tereo_date = date_string.clone
  h = {
        /January/   => 'Kohi-tātea',
        /February/	=> 'Hui-tanguru',
        /March/			=> 'Poutū-te-rangi',
        /April/			=> 'Paengawhā-whā',
        /May/				=> 'Haratua',
        /June/			=> 'Pipiri',
        /July/			=> 'Hōngongoi',
        /August/		=> 'Here-turi-kōkā',
        /September/	=> 'Mahuru',
        /October/		=> 'Whiringa-ā-nuku',
        /November/	=> 'Whiringa-ā-rangi',
        /December/	=> 'Hakihea',
        /Monday/		=> 'Rāhina',
        /Tuesday/		=> 'Rātū',
        /Wednesday/	=> 'Rāapa',
        /Thursday/	=> 'Rāpare',
        /Friday/		=> 'Rāmere',
        /Saturday/	=> 'Rāhoroi',
        /Sunday/		=> 'Rātapu'
      }

  h.each_pair do |regexp, replacement|
     tereo_date.gsub! regexp, replacement
  end

  tereo_date
end