A Maori Podcast

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 detai...

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...

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 share my 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 lang...

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 ih...

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...

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 Kia 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 M...

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...

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...

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. T...

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/amaoripodcast This 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 speak...

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/amaoripodcast I 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 fin...

Kia ora! You can find me here on Patreon where I hope to add additional value. https://patreon.com/amaoripodcast So 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 atte...

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 Maori I also have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. You can find me here: https://patreon.com/amaoripodcast This 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 '...

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 Po...

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....

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 ___ ana Karetu 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,...

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. 180 for 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 snapp...

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...

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...

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 St...

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 entr...

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, Univer...

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 k...

Kia ora! I have now have the beginnings of a website. If you'd like to check it out it. A Maori Podcast Website This 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 m...

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...