Get to Know the Maori language of Aotearoa
The Maori language is a Polynesian language - part of the wider Austronesian language family.
It is spoken by the Māori - the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), who migrated there from Polynesia in the fourteenth century.
Although the number of speakers declined sharply during the twentieth century, efforts are being made to revitalise the language.
Why learn the Maori language?
Cover Image
Aoraki (Mount Cook), Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Photo by Nicole Richstein on Unsplash
Map
NASA/JPL/NIMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Resources for learning the Maori language
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Websites and Courses
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Videos
Who Are The Māori People of New Zealand?
Te Reo Māori : A new era for the language
A Million Conversations in Te Reo Māori
Tips when learning Te Reo Māori
7 Top Tips to Help Out With Learning Te Reo Māori
How to Pronounce Māori Words for Travellers
Practising a sentence structure in Te Reo Māori
Kīwaha Ep. 1 : Learn some key phrases in Māori
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Books
by K.T. Harawira
by Scotty Morrison
by Bruce Briggs
by Ray Harlow
by Maia S
Māori Carving : The Art of Preserving Māori History
by Huia Publishers
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