A Maori Podcast
A Maori podcast hosted by Ihira, who aims to speak entirely in Te Reo Maori to improve their own language skills. The episodes share personal insights on learning and practicing Maori, especially for those living outside New Zealand. The host also promotes community through a Discord server for Maori speakers and offers extra content via Patreon, including plans for regular online conversation spaces.
Episodes
Some advice on self-directed learning
Kia ora!Today's episode is a bit different. I wanted to share 3 things with you in regards to language learning. I try to implement these in my own life, and I've managed to improve my reo Maori skills, and become conversational in two additional languages.1 - It's common and very normal to burn with passion and intense desire towards your language goal and then have that flame fizzles out. - Rest
Ta Wik' a Ta Re Moriori - Kiwa Hammond: A leader in the Moriori Language, Culture, and Identity Revitalisation & Repatriations Space
Kioranga!This week is Moriori Language week and I had the amazing opportunity to chat with one of the whanaunga, Kiwa Hammond, a leader in the Moriori Language, Culture, and Identity Revitalisation & Repatriations space.I was so excited, and so fortunate to have Kiwa sit down with me and share his journey. It was his youtube seminar that really helped to kick start my own Ta Re Moriori journey
Maui Tinihanga - Who is Maui?
Kia ora!Most of us know who Maui is, most of us have also heard or read some of the korero surrounding Maui. Today I wanted to share a story taken from George Grey's collection, Ko Nga Mahinga A Nga Tupuna. You can read along here:https://archive.org/details/kongamahingaang00greygoog/page/n26/mode/2upI try to say it when I can, so here it is again - George Grey went about collecting our korero, wo
The Toughest Maori Language Challenge
E hoa ma! I'm excited to share with you the Maori language challenge I've set for myself. Basically, I'm introducing an old custom, an old practice that was quite common amongst our tupuna. That is implementing tapu onto our speech.In the past, sometimes the name of a Rangatira would become tapu, which then meant that any utterance of any portion of their name was also tapu, and Maori had to come
Maori speaking Gujarati, born in Kenya, raised in the UK - Reo with Ronzie
Kia ora e te iwi! I was so fortunate to speak with my new friend Ronik and talk about his journey towards speaking te reo Maori.Ronik has spent the last 6 years teaching himself the reo, and only recently moved to Aotearoa. Over the past 7-8 months he's been able to find himself in immersion spaces to further improve his reo, and build a community of Maori language speakers.He shares some of his l
How to improve your spoken reo - Idioms
Whakatauki: Kei Hawaiki noa atu ahau e noho atu - I am sitting away off at Hawaiki. (Said by a person to indicate they are far away in thought. [Murdoch Riley, Maori Sayings and Proverbs, 1-17]Vocab:Mataahi - food prepared on a spit. [https://www.dictionary.maori.nz/mataahi]Matainaina - Desire: Taku matainaina atu ki te mea a te tangata ra. - My desire is towards the thing within that person's pos
How to express why you are giving thanks
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora ki a koutou! I thought I'd briefly touch on clauses of reason. I source my material this week from Ray Harlows A Maori Reference Grammar.Whakatauki - To mahi o te tane paraeroa - the work of a warrior[Maori Sayings
Wharekura - How was it traditionally run?
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora!It's Maori language month! I think it's a good time of the year to dive into some old korero that existed prior to the arrival of tauiwi. These korero were collected and compiled by John White. I think it's also go
Aho Whakamahuki - Relative Clauses - What is it and how does it work?
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora e hoa ma! I wanted to look at relative clauses as I still need to work on gaining a better understanding of them and how they work. Hopefully what I share today is somewhat help. Explaining technical terms is alway
Reo With Kayla: I speak with an aspiring self-taught polyglot - We discuss the importance of friendship in language acquisition & her preparation to spend an entire year without speaking English
*Māhauhau - temporary shelter / hostel. (I said the wrong word in this episode. I had called it Māraurau.)Kia ora e te iwi!I had the privilege of speaking with my friend Kayla.We speak on our shared interest in language acquisition, the importance of speaking and having friends to speak with regularly, her language routines, how she went about learning Spanish, and her preparation to go an entire
No ka - Talking about the past
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora ra e hoa ma! I've come across these structure before but it still hasn't quite set in for me yet. Hopefully today's episode can shed a bit more light into it's usage.Whakatauki: Nga mahi a te mata raumati - "The oc
Reo Maori - 6 years of self-directed Learning: Here's how far I have come
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastWhakatauki: Erangi te iti i te kore rawa - Little is better than nothing at all. [Murdoch Riley, Maori Sayings and Proverbs, 36-5]Kia ora e te iwi! I came across an old recording of myself when I first started on my journe
Which one do I use? - Taku, Aku, Tōku Ōku, Tāku, Āku
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora! This week I thought I would cover a topic that has tripped up a lot of us. I hope that this episode can give us greater confidence when figuring out which form to use.Whakatauki - He haka kia titoia? - Can one hak
Improving my reo - A few new words I've collected.
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora! I think one of the most impactful things we can do to improve our spoken reo is to learn more words. One of my favourite ways is to find a small selection, and start using them straight away. So, here are some new
Back to basics - I vs Ki
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastWhakatauki: [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg. 99]Tuturu - Tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Ngati Maru ki te whenua. - As the multitude of stars in the sky, so are the people of Ngati Maru.Mea raweke - Tini whetu ki te rangi,
Using the Reo to speak on all topics - How to mihimihi when you are LGBTQIA+
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastWhakatauki - Me te ihe - Like the ihe fish, always restless. [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg. 153]Kia ora! I wanted to focus on expressing some nuance in Te Reo. I share some advice I gave regarding how to go about giv
Where do you go to find people to speak with?
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastWhakatauki - Ko Maru kai atu, ko Maru kai mai, ka ngohengohe. - Maru who ate abroad, and at home was agreeable. [Te Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg. 72]Kia ora e te iwi! This week I wanted to share some tips, ideas, and
Speaking Brazilian Portuguese, Hawaiian & Moriori
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastBom dia! Aloha, Kioranga! Tena tatou! I thought today I would benchmark my progress on the languages I'm currently learning.I've currently spent:123 hours 46 minutes listening to Brazilian Portuguese.4 hours 40 minutes rea
What is Tino Rangatiratanga from an individual perspective?
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora! This week I wanted to focus on a question I've been thinking about a lot, "What is tino rangatiratanga from an individual perspective?" - I share some brief thoughts on what I think it means. I sum it up into 4 ca
Atua Wahine: Hineatauira - The woman that became a Goddess of Death
Kia ora ra e te iwi!I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastI have also transcribed the audio in time for the release of this episode! You can download it here for free, or for a koha.You can also just navigate to my Patreon as well:https://www.patreon.com/cw/AMaoriPodcastWhakatauki/W
Atua Wahine: Rohe/Koke - Another Goddess of Death
Kia ora! I wrote out the transcription for this episode. It's just the reo Maori which can be downloaded as a pdf here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/transcription-of-160346907If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastTena ano tatou! I didnt know that we had another Goddess of Death. So far we have Hinenuitepo, Miru, and Rohe. I love finding ou
Orite - We've been using the wrong word...
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastSo, we've been using the wrong word and I hope that this episode can help us improve our reo. Making mistakes is fine, learning from them is better. Ko te reo kia tika, kia rere, kia maori! Tukuna ki te ao!Whakatauki - He
Atua Wahine: Hinekaikomako -The Fire Maiden
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora! Today I found I new atua wahine that I havent come across. I'm really enjoying discovering the richness of our ahurea maori, and our reo maori. Hopefully this little excerpt is something you enjoy as well.Whakatau
Atua Wahine: Papatuanuku, Our First Mother & The Origin Of All Things
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastWhakatauki - He takapau pokai, nga uri o Paheke. [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo.]Kia ora ra! I thought I'd give focus to Papatuanuku today, seeing as it was mothers day recently, and one of the foundational korero of many
Stative/Neuter Verbs - What are they and how do you use them?
Whakatauki: He waha huka - A frothy mouth, i.e, all words, no substance. [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg 114]Atua Wahine: Parawhenuamea.Margaret Orbell gives this account [A Concise Encyclopedia of Maori Myth and Legend, pg. 101]:"Parawhenuamea is generally regarded as the origin of the waters of the earth. She is the streams flowing from the mountains, and she is floodwaters, so it is not sur
Ta Re Moriori - Ko Tohinga i a Rangihikiwao
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastTuturu: He rau ringa e oti ai - Many hands make light work .Raweke: He rau korero e ora ai te reo - Many speakers make our language thrive.Kioranga! Kohi mai ene ra! I've properly added Ta Re Moriori to my list of language
Speaking Ta Re Moriori in 2026
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastI am planning to start a regularly online space to korero. Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/korero-space-for-153338068Kioranga! Kohi mai ra! (This is a Re Moriori greeting. The reo equivalent would be Kia ora
We know the God of Kumara, but who is the Mother of Kumara?
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastI am planning to start a regularly online space to korero. Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/korero-space-for-153338068Kia ora! I really enjoyed learning about this weeks atua wahine. I'd love to find more sto
Atua Wahine - Hineteiwaiwa
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastI am planning to start a regularly online space to korero. Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/korero-space-for-153338068Kia ora! This week I wanted to share about Hineteiwaiwa. I have come across a great korero
1 Year of A Maori Podcast, Atua Wahine, & thoughts on the particle ai
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastWhakatauki - Nga koko tataki o Te Akatea [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo. pg 161.]Kia ora! This week I thought that we would take a quick look at the particle "ai" because this is something I still have yet to master. Hope
How can I improve my reo? Learn more words!
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastI am planning to start a regularly online space to korero. Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/korero-space-for-153338068Whakatauki - Ko Tu ki te awatea, ko Tahu ki te po. - Work hard, play hard. [Kohikohinga Wh
Let's make Te Reo an everyday language!
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastI want to set up a space for us to engage with the reo as frequently as possible. I'd like to find times that work for whatever timezone you're in, so if you either sign up to my patreon, or send me an email [amaoripodcast
The Separation of Rangi & Papa - The one where Tangaroa cripples Rangi first.
Kia ora ra! I love our purakau -- especially when I can find it in Maori as opposed to it being rewritten in English. Anyways today's purakau is about Rangi and Papa and the separation. This purakau comes from Kai Tahu. You can read along here, page 22.https://archive.org/details/ancienthistoryof01whit/page/22/mode/2upThis purakau is a continuation of one which I brought up in a previous episode,
How I'm teaching myself Hawaiian & How you can teach yourself Maori
Kia ora e te iwi! This week is a bit different, as I wanted to speak on my experience learning and teaching myself Hawaiian.I wanted to try and give a nice benchmark of where I am at, so I have attempted to speak completely in the olelo about my experience. I offer a reo Maori dub for comprehension.The main points really that I wish to drive home is:1st - Find your why. It just need's to be enough
A friendship built on speaking Te Reo - I speak with my friend Mikaere about te reo, etymology, noa & tapu, favourite reo books, and the future of A.I
Kia ora! Today I have our first guest speaker!I korero with my friend Mikaere. We are new friends to each other, and, what a treasure it is to build a friendship around speaking Maori to each other.We wananga today about various interests, te reo of course, etymology and some common etymological myths such as Aloha being a combo of Alo and Ha (grateful to Hawaiian language advocate and expert Dr.
Hawaiian language month, reo Maori translations & amazing reo Maori 'Man I Need' cover by "Jordyn With A Why"
Aloha! Tena tatou e te whanau whanui! Our whanaunga, our tuakana, are celebrating Hawaiian language month so I thought i'd do my little bit to hapai the kaupapa too. I've been learning the olelo for just over 2.5 years now, and I thought it would be nice to share a purakau from one of the books I have. I've done it line by line, olelo, then te reo (I've tried to get the reo as close to the olelo,
Personification and the genius of Te Reo Maori
Tena tatou! This week I wanted to speak on some of the genius of te reo maori, and how useful I have found our use of personifying our environment and everyday phenomena has been in my own life.Whakatauki - Taringa muhu kai (Ears groping for food.) [Te Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg 9]Whakautu Patai - "Me kaua..." - Is this correct? No. This is incorrect. Te Whanau Wiremu has this to say: [A D
Did you know Tangaroa and Papatuanuku were lovers?
Kia ora ano tatou! This week I came across a really short excerpt regarding a korero of Tangaroa and Papatuanuku being lovers. I had known of this story beforehand however it is always nice finding references to korero. You can find the korero here:Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. pg. 31.If you are interested in atua maori, an easy place to find the source material is thi
Is it "horoia o ringaringa", or "horoi o ringaringa?" - The answer might surprise you.
Kia ora ki a tatou! I know I have spoken on this topic before, but it's something that i come across often enough that I wanted to touch on it again.My personal goal is to strive to speak the reo which was spoken by our tupuna (obviously not completely possible, but I want it to be as close as can be).I want my reo maori to be reo maori, rather than english masked as maori. Olelo Hawaii language a
Maori x Hawaiian - Harry Potter: Language Comparison and Similarities
Kia ora! I'm excited for todays episode. I thought I would do a language comparison of Te Reo Maori and Olelo Kanaka. Do excuse my olelo pronunciation. I'm still working on improving it, as I definitely sound like a Maori speaking Hawaiian haha. Enjoy!Olelo Kanaka: Mokuna Ekahi - Ke Keiki i PakeleReo Maori: Te Wahanga Tuatahi - Te Tama i Ora tonuOlelo Kanaka: Ua ha'aheo o Mr laua o Mrs Durley o He
Speaking the reo - How to give extra info in your sentences
Kia ora! This week I wanted to speak on something that I still mess-up often on. Apposition's, Kianga Whakamarama,Firstly, what purpose does a kianga whakamarama serve? Well, per the kupu, it elaborates and gives further information to a sentence.In English, Ray Harlow [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg. 166] gives the below example to show us that it is the second phrase which gives the extra detail
First time meetups - Conversation topics in Te Reo Maori
Kia ora! I love this time of year. I'm definitely that type that gets excited for new year, new goals, new aspirations and so I thought a good topic to speak on would be some conversation starters in Te Reo. I've grouped it by category, hopefully these are helpful.whakatauki - E hoa ma, ina te ora o te tangata. [Te kohikohinga whakatauki a Raupo pg. 56]- Maori rawa ake i te mea "kia makona, ara b
New Year, New You - How to start learning maori in the New Year
Kia ora! Since it is the new year, I thought I'd change up the format, we will still have a whakatauki, then I thought I'd sharemy thoughts on language acquisition, and answer some common questions that pop up, and share some person experiences.Whakatauki - E tia, me te wheke e pupuru ana. [Te Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg. 54]- regular exposure is the key.- focus on the sound of the language
It's Christmas!
Kia ora ra e te whanau! It's Xmas so I thought today's episode can follow theme.Whakatauki - Me oioi ki te ringa ka puta te tama a Upokoroa. [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg 54]Pangapanga:Mele Kalikimaka. No tewhea reo te mihi nei? - He reo Hawaii.Tuturu ranei ki te reo Hawaii taua mihi na a Mele Kalikimaka? He kupu mino ke mai ranei? - Kupu mino mai.Mo te kararehe nei a Ruana. Ko Ruana ihu aha
Accidentally telling someone to "go and die" - A & O nuances: Written in a book doesn't always mean it's correct.
Kia ora! So this week I found and interesting piece from one of the very first Maori grammar books written.A grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand, [Thomas Kendall, 1778?-1832., Church Missionary Society, London, 1820].The phrase is "Mou tenei toki". The implied meaning is "For you is this axe", however the use of using "mou" here signals that the axe is to be used on said person,
Ta Re Moriori - Comparison to Te Reo
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori PodcastKia ora! Today I thought I'd put side by side the Reo and Ta Re so you can get an idea of the differences. You can read the full Ta Re version here:If you are interested in learning more about Ta Re Moriori, Hokotehi Morio
Ta Re Moriori - How it (possibly) sounds when spoken
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori Podcast Paetaonga (Patreon) is where I aim to early release episodes. It is usually a week in advance. So if you want to tune in early. Please consider me checking it out there.Tena tatou! I have always had a great interest in la
The Stoics: Epictetus - Grammar Breakdown
Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here:A Maori Podcast Tena tatou!I thought I'd also give a breakdown of a few of the phrases I delivered in the Maori interpretation which I gave in the previous episode. Hopefully you find these helpful. Kia ora!Tutuki anake i a matou, ko eta
Special - The Stoics: Epictetus - A Maori Interpretation
Tena tatou! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you would like to support the reo maori kaupapa. You can find me here:A Maori Podcast Kia ora ra e te iwi!I wanted to share a piece of writing that I really enjoyed, and have long thought about often. The Enchiridion. Wikipedia has an nice overview of it, and you can find yourself a copy from the MIT classics link here.The
Faking it! - Ata
Tena tatou!I have a Patreon now. I am trying to release a few extra stuff more frequently. Check it out here:https://patreon.com/amaoripodcastThis week I found an interesting sentence on how to fake it, I also share an example of how important 'i' and 'ki' are and how it can completely change the meaning of something. I also cite and source some great comments made by Hemi Kelly regarding speaking
1864 Newspaper Article - A Murder - Grammar Breakdown
Kia ora tatou! I have a Patreon now. I am trying to release a few extra stuff more frequently. Check it out here:https://patreon.com/amaoripodcastI did an English interpretation which you can read here.Below is a selection of phrases I liked from the Maori Newspaper read in the previous episode. You can check it out here:I didn't do a reading of part 2, but if you want to read it you can find it h
Special - 1864 Newspaper Article - A Murder - Korero Pukapuka
Kia ora! You can find me here on Patreon where I hope to add additional value.https://patreon.com/amaoripodcastSo this week I thought I'd do a special episode, a korero pukapuka. I found a really enjoyable newspaper piece from the Maori newspapers - Te Waka Maori o Ahuriri; Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani; Te Waka Maori o Aotearoa.This piece was published on 6 February, 1864. It's regarding the attempt
Me te aha - How to say 'The result was'
Kia ora!If you live abroad and need a place to hang out, I finally found a great hangout spot filled with Maori speakers here.Discord - Reo MaoriI also have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. You can find me here:https://patreon.com/amaoripodcastThis week I look at some differences and nuances of the elusive A and O categories. I also briefly touch on the use of the phrase 'Me te
Tatari vs Whanga - Is there any difference?
Tena tatou! This week I look at understanding whether there is a difference between the word 'tatari' and 'whanga' because in English the nuance is lost.I also take a better look at the word 'tare' and what it means.Tare. [Te Wiremu pg. 390]1. Be drawn towards, entertain affection. Ka tare te wahine ki a Tawhaki, ka whakarere i tana tane, ka noho i a Tawhaki.2. Gasp for breath. E tare ana a Potopo
Who, Whose, Whom, Whosover - How do I express this in Maori?
Kia ora! This week I cover this subtle nuance in Maori, because we dont actually have an exact one to one way that this is expressed in te reo.Also, I really enjoyed the whakatauki I came across this week - Turuki whakataha!First Lessons in Maori pg 49-50,He tangata kua whati nei tona waewae - A man whose leg is broken.Te wahine i kahakina ra te tamaiti - the woman whose child was carried off.Te i
Speaking about time - A "small" collection (16 ways) of how to express it in Maori.
Kia ora tatou!This week I thought I'd try share my thoughts on time and how we can express it in Maori (There's loads of ways - I barely scratched the surface)Heoi ano, here are the references I gathered.ka ___ anaKaretu 1974:138 - Ka aha nga tangata ka puta ana nga whakaatu, he awha, he tupuhi ranei, kei te haere mai?taha/hipa/pahure/Te Ngata pg 490 - Ka taha te rua haora i roto i te wera, ka mom
For is not Mo - Additional thoughts on when to use Mo
Kia ora tatou! This week I source from the Ngata Dictionary to get a better understanding of 'For'. I too continue making the mistake of using 'Mo' everywhere. Hopefully this episode is helpful.Ngata Dictionary pg. 180for hai Fetch some apples for our lunch. Tīkina he āporo hai tina ma tātau.for mo We left for Gisborne. Ka wehe atu mātau mo Tūranga.for mo These fishhooks are for catching snapper.
When, At, During - Understanding the word 'No'
Tena tatou! This week we look at the kupu 'no'. Hopefully it makes sense, and it can be of assistance to you all in growing your reo maori understanding.Below are the resources I cite.Nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ka ngaro haere taua tikanga. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)Nō te katanga a tīwaiwaka i a Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō
Hei vs He - What's the difference?
Kia ora ra e te iwi!This week I look at 'Hei' and 'He'.It's taken me a few years to begin grasping the nuances, so I thought I was speak on it today, hopefully solidifying my own understanding. Also hopefully, what I say is coherrent and makes sense haha.Anyways as always, here are my citations from Te Wiremu, though the english is my interpretation of the maori provided by Te Wiremu.Hei: [H.W. WI
Prepositions - Ki runga ki, Ki runga i
Kia ora ano!This week I cover something I have always struggled with. Even while prepping for this episode I found it difficult to understand the nuances of prepositions. Basically understanding the differences between 'Ki runga i', Ki runga ki', and all the various forms. Hopefully what I have to say would've been somewhat helpful to you. I source from Ngapuhi author Hare Hongi (Henry Matthew Sto
Find, Seek, Search - The many ways to say this in Maori
Kia ora! I feel like this was a successful week. I used A.I for the first time to help me in my reo maori studies.I wanted to focus on learning as many words as possible relating to Find, Seek, and Search. I loaded the Te Wiremu Papakupu into Notebooklm (Google)and it was able to produce the below for me. The page numbers were me double checking my hardbook copy to ensure these were correct entrie
Te rereke koia! - Weird Sentences in Maori
Tena koutou!So this episode I briefly chat on where I am at in my learning journey and some of the struggles I experience. I try to answer my own question of how to keep moving in my journey towards the reo.Our topic of discussion are some weird sentences I came across, which I find super interesting. I cite Fumiko S. Yamada's dissertation:Maori as a phrase based language, 2014. Hawai'i, Universit
More errors we make - Hapa reo
Kia ora ano! Back at it again with the errors we make in te reo. I apologise as I really stumbled with my kupu a lot this time as well haha. Anyways, this is compiled by Ako Panuku, Haemata, [pg.7-13]. A resource encouraged by The Ministry of Education NZ 2014. As this is part two, I start from number 11.Kaore au i te mahi. - I am not working.He hui tahaku. - I have a meeting.Kei te haere koe ki w
Common errors we make - Hapa Reo
Kia ora! I have now have the beginnings of a website. If you'd like to check it out it.A Maori Podcast WebsiteThis episode is a lot different. I go through a list of common errors made in Te Reo. This is compiled by Ako Panuku, Haemata, [pg.3-7]. A resource encouraged by The Ministry of Education NZ 2014. I ran out of time, so I only managed to share 10 from their resource.When:Ahea koe hoki mai a
I - OMG 'i' has so many meanings
Kia ora! Ai are! This was a long episode. Hopefully it wasnt too rambly.I wanted to look into all the forms and meanings that the particle 'i' has but I quickly found that there are so so many. I did my best, to explain it, hopefully it makes sense.[The Maori Comparative Dictionary, Edward Treager, pg.99] I, a particle, used in forming indefinite past tenses or aorists: He aha te mea i haere mai a
How to express time - Until
Kia ora ra! I really struggled to explain some concepts today, but hopefully you still get the gist of what I am trying to explain.We look at the below phrases, taken from Ray Harlow's A Maori Reference grammar [pg.265]:Me noho ki konei kia hoki rawa mai au - Stay here until I get back.I noho mai ratou, tae noa mai ki te Rahoroi kua hipa nei - They stayed right up till last Saturday.Me u tonu ki t
Po rua - One way to count the passage of time
Kia ora ra e te iwi whanui!This week I came across a new way to speak on the passing of time. Hopefully you find this insightful.Po rua a Tukutuku e whakatata ana ki a Paoa, kihai i tata. - For two nights Tukutuku was trying to get near to Paoa, but did not succeed.[First Lessons in Maori, pg. 39, W.L. William]Po whitu ki te moana ka whiti ki Hawaiki. - We'll be at sea for 7 nights until we reach
Paku - How does this word change our sentence?
Kia ora!We look at modifying our sentences with the word paku. Per Ray Harlow [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 43]He paku te wa - Time is shortKei ko paku atu - Just beyondKa haere au ki te paku awhina i a ratouHe paku raruraru - A small problemKaore ia i paku aro mai ki te korero a te kaiako.Our panui was taken from the Radio Kahungunu archives. You can find the exact time I pulled this from below:
How do I say 'With' in Maori?
Kia ora ano!This week I shed a bit of life on how to use 'With' when speaking Maori.Ray Harlow gives the below explanations [A Maori Refence Grammar, pg 151-152]The English 'with' introduces three types of comment, so care is need in seeking a Maori equivalent."I taaraia te waka ki te toki pounamu - The canoe was carved with a jade adze.""I enei ra, tuhia ai nga tuhinga roa ki te rorohiko, kaua ki
When to use 'When'?
Kia ora! This week covers 'When'. I had many examples to cite from Harlow. Hopefully it makes sense and you find it useful.Harlow, A Maori Reference Grammar. pg 216Kia - Kia mutu te ua, ka haere nga tamariki ki waho takaro ai. [When the rain stops, the children will go outside to play.]Ina - Ina kite koe i a ia, me mihi. [When you see her, say hello from me.]Kia ... ka - Kia mutu nga whaikorero,
Kei/Koi - Expressing worry
Kia ora ra e hoa ma!This episode covers how to express worry. The exact structure per Harlow is as follows:Kei te awangawanga au kei ua apopopo. - I am worried it might rain tomorrow. [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 214]
Do I use 'Kia' or 'Ki te'?
Tena koutou!This one still trips me up so hopefully it is helpful for you all listening!A Maori Reference Grammar. pg. 214E pirangi a Hone ki te haere hei mema paremata. - Hone wants to become an MP.E pirangi a Hone kia potingia hei mema paremata. - Hone wants to be elected MP.E pirangi a Hone kia haere a Tio hei mema paremata. - Hone wants Tio be become an MP. The panui that I give is taken from
How to use Ki - Comments with Adjectives
Kia ora! This week I touch on the many uses of Ki. Specifically comments following adjectives. Ray Harlow has this to say [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 138]:Many adjectives take comments beginning with ki. These are usually adjectives which decscribe the attitude or ability of a person with respect to some activity or object, and include mohio (knowledgeable), kaha (strong, able, energetic), whak
For - Do I use Moku or Ki?
Tena koutou katoa!Due to the influence of the English language, English sentence patterns have entered into te reo.I briefly look into some specific sentence patterns that have been affected. An asterisks means the sentence is wrong.*Tatari moku. - Wait for me.*He tuatahi tenei moku - This is a first for me.Ray Harlow has this to say [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 147]A handful of transitive verbs
Pewhea - The many uses it has
Kia ora ano!This week we take a look the many uses of Pewhea/Pehea. Harlow says: [page 206, A Maori Reference Grammar]Kei te pehea koe? - How are you?I pehea te pēne? - What was the band like?I titiro pehea atu ia ki a koe? - How did he look at you? (skeptically, suspiciously, in a friendly way, etc) I peheatia nga tangata mau herehere e nga hoia? - How were the prisoners treated by the soldiers?M
Tetahi - Expressing Reciprocity
Kia ora ra e kui ma e koro ma!This week I touch on how to express Reciprocity. Here is what Ray Harlow has to say (A Maori Reference Grammar, pg 61)Me aroha tetahi ki tetahi - We should love one anotherNa, kati ta tatou whakahe tetahi i tetahi - Let us each stop passing judgement, therefore, on one another (Paipera, Romans 14:13)Me inoi ano koutou tetahi mo tetahi - You should pray for one another
The Many Uses Of 'I'
Tena koutou katoa!Today we take a a look into using "I" and the many uses it has. As always, I cite from Ray Harlow.Marks past location in a place:I konei raua i nanahi. - They (two) were here yesterday.I Rotorua te whakataetae i tera tau. - The competition was (held) in Rotorua last year.Marks past possession:I a Hone nga ki inapo. - Hone had the keys last night.Marks the object of transitive or
Understanding O-Category Sentences
Tena koutou katoa!If you have any questions, or if you just wana chat. Feel free to send me an email:amaoripodcast@protonmail.comThis week I touch on the O-Category. Below is what I cite from Ray Harlow's A Maori Reference Grammar pg 143-145a. Large, immovable entities that belong to the possessor, such as houses, land, country: Toona whare (His house), No Ngaitai aua whenua (Those lands belong to
Understanding A Category Sentences
Kia ora!This week I touch on A-Category. Hopefully you find it useful!Anyways, here is a brief overview of what sits under this category according to the book A Maori Reference Grammar.Small portable objects which are owned by the possessor, eg books, toys, tools, cups. - Nahaku tena pukapuka / That book belongs to me.Subjects of nominalisations of active transitive verbs. - Te tuhinga a Hemi i ta
Na/No and Ma/Mo Sentences - Actor Emphatic
Kia ora!This week I touch on the Actor Emphatic Sentences. Na/No and Ma/MoThese types of sentences focus on "Who" did the action. These are the examples from Te Wiremu:Naku tena tangata i pupuri / Naku i pupuri tena tangata - I detained that man Ma Horo e hanga he whare mou / Ma Horo he whare mou e hanga - Horo shall build a house for you.The doer has special forms, here are what they correspond t
