A Maori Podcast

Episodes

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  Reading to improve your reo - 1885 letters by William Colenso 04.11.2026 10m

  Kia ora e hoa ma!One of the best things we can do to improve our reo is increasing our exposure to it. Reading is one of those things, especially if you can get your hands on some really old texts. I've found a letter from 1885 regarding William Colenso's mission to write a book, a compilation of as many Maori words as possible. You can find the text here:https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/books/ALMA1885-9919185082802836-E-hoa---Tena-ra-ko-koe--Tena-peaYou can find his book here. Unfortunately he died before he could complete it:https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QfkUAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=falseKia 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
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  Maori & Moriori - Asha's journey to reclaiming her reo Maori, and her efforts to awaken Ta Re Moriori 28.10.2026 41m

  Kia ora ra e te whanau whanui! I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with my friend Asha. I've worked with Ash for the past year in reawakening the Moriori language. She shares her experience as someone that is Maori and Moriori. She speaks of her deep desire and interest in her Maori and Moriori culture. She gives us an insight into noho wananga and reo rumaki, with hopes that one day Moriori can reach that same stage.We discuss the nuances of Ta Re, what's involved in reawakening a language deemed "extinct", the challenges, and where to start in this type of endeavour.Asha is an excellent example to me of what language and cultural reclamation is. Language is more than just a means of communication. It holds cultural values and significance. It can give us a sense of direction and belonging in this face-paced world. Language can help shape and change our perspective, it can create new bonds and relationships.I'm grateful to have had this opportunity to work with Asha in reawakening ta re Moriori, and to also speak with each other in our reo Maori.If you're interested in learning Ta Re Moriori, I also run A Moriori Podcast. It is bilingual, so it's accessible to everyone. Here are some other Moriori language resources:https://moriori.orghttps://www.moriori.co.nz/resources/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
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  Some advice on self-directed learning 21.10.2026 6m

  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, leave that language alone, and come back to it later.2 - Speaking out loud gives you the opportunity to make mistakes, and that's a good thing. Knowing the gaps in your knowledge allows you to improve.3 - Make the language part of your identity, make it an everyday language. I've built friendships which only exist in Te Reo Maori, that is how I go about making the language part of my identity.Whakatauki: He tohe puruhi - a persistent flea.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
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  Ta Wik' a Ta Re Moriori - Kiwa Hammond: A leader in the Moriori Language, Culture, and Identity Revitalisation & Repatriations Space 13.10.2026 1h 14m

  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.We speak about what it was like growing up as Maori & Moriori, how learning te reo Maori lead him into delving deeper into his Moriori side. He shares some of his insights into speaking Ta Re, some of the nuances of the Re, some advice towards speaking it, some of his compositions, his love for karakii and tikane and the pursuit for modern day application such as his efforts to assist in Moriori repatriations.If you are interested learning Ta Re Moriori, I've also started another podcast. This one's bilingual, so it's accessible to everyone. I've started it for the same purpose I started this podcast -- to improve my speaking proficiency. Anyways you can check it out here:https://amorioripodcast.yb.fm Me rongo,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
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  Maui Tinihanga - Who is Maui? 07.10.2026 23m

  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, would make edits to fit a certain narrative, and often omit where and who he collected our korero from. Te Rangikāheke was Grey's main pou, with Te Rangikāheke writing over 800 pages.Whakatauki: Ko Maui Tinihanga - Maui of many devices. A cunning person like Maui. [Murdoch Riley, 57-2]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
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  The Toughest Maori Language Challenge 30.09.2026 6m

  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 up with another word. This custom has been practiced all across Pasifika nations, and is not unique to Maori. A somewhat recent example of this was when the word "wai" became tapu, during that time, the iwi of the rohe could not utter that word. So for a short while, Waikato was known as Ngongikato.My hope is that by reimplementing this practice into my life I can expand my vocabulary, and I can become a much better speaker of our taonga tuku iho.At this time, I'm currently using Te Wiremu to find new terms, however the difficulty arises when only a word is provided and no context is given. I'm bound to make mistakes, and errors, and likely often will utter a word I've deemed tapu (I've already picked up a one's already after releasing this episode) however that's all part of the learning process.Here is my current list of words that I have now made tapu:ahuaataahuaengarihaerehangahiahia / pirangihikoiitiiwikahakaikatahikorerokupumahamareamiharomihingakaunuipairangi/rareorongotaketikatiro / titirotutakiupoko / mahungawaiwhakapakariwhakautuwhenuamohio / marama / matauraneirerereiraWhakatauki: He uru a ki, he uru ti, e pihi ake - Even as the ti reproduces itself, so does the spoken word reappear. [Murdoch Riley, Maori Sayings & Proverbs of the Maori, 16-8]Kia ora ra e te whanau whanuii! 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
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  Maori speaking Gujarati, born in Kenya, raised in the UK - Reo with Ronzie 23.09.2026 1h 3m

  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 learning strategies, some nuances of te reo that he still struggles with, how he began his reo Maori journey, and some benchmarks he's done to measure his progress.I was so impressed with his enthusiasm to speak te reo, and how he uses it as often as possible with as many people as possible -- even with strangers that don't know a single word of Maori, he'll still greet them in te reo.You can find him here on instagram, promoting te reo Maori, and documenting his own progress.https://www.instagram.com/reowithronzie/Kia kaha te reo Maori!Tukuna ki te ao!Aheiha!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
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  How to improve your spoken reo - Idioms 16.09.2026 8m

  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 possesion. [https://www.dictionary.maori.nz/matainaina]Idioms:He aha te aha - Waste of time / Nothing came of it. [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1013]Hei aha atu - Forget about it / Don't worry about it. [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1024]Ko tāua tāua - Likewise / You and me both. [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/3116]Hangareka ana - What a crack up! [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/48206]Kua puta a Pito - I'm stuffed / I'm full [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/11059]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
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  How to express why you are giving thanks 09.09.2026 3m

  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 and Proverbs, Murdoch Riley, 79-8]Kupu/Kianga - Koi rarua ai koe! - With koi, indicating a narrow escape. [Te Wiremu, pg. 5]Wetenga Reo: [A Maori Reference Grammar, Ray Harlow, pg. 223]"Ka nui nga mihi ki a koe mōu i haere mai ki te tautoko i tenei mahi."This sentence contains two clause: one expressing appreciation to the hearer, Ka nui nga mihi ki a koe, and the other giving the reason for this appreciation, mōu i haere mai ki te tautoko i tēnei mahi. This second clause, the clause of reason is constructed as described - its subject 'you' is placed first, introduced by the preposition mō.Te Ngata example: "Ko a mātau mihi ki te komiti marae mo a rātau āwhina." [Te Ngata, search-term: "thanks"]
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  Wharekura - How was it traditionally run? 02.09.2026 21m

  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 good practice to keep in mind that most (if not all) writings compiled by tauiwi have likely been curated and edited to push a certain narrative. Heoi ra, today's korero will be about the Wharekura, and what would happen in a traditional wharekura (per this book.) Each iwi had there own style, today's reading is about the Kai Tahu wharekura. If you want to learn more, go directly to Kai Tahu iwi, they are the experts on their own iwi, tikanga, whakapapa and history. English versionhttps://archive.org/details/ancienthistoryof01whit/page/n31/mode/1upMaori versionhttps://archive.org/details/ancienthistoryof01whit/page/4/mode/1up
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  Aho Whakamahuki - Relative Clauses - What is it and how does it work? 26.08.2026 7m

  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 always difficult but it's a good way to improve my speaking ability.Whakatauki - Haere i muri o te tira parāoa. [Maori Sayings and Proverbs, Murdoch Riley, 26-10]Wetenga reo: [Ray Harlow, A Maori Reference Grammar, pg. 241]"Recall that there are some types of predicate in Maori which contain a noun. In particular, nouns occur in the predicate phrases of ownership and location. When such a clause is used as a relative clause, and the position within it to which the head is related is the place name or personal name in the predicate phrase, then a pronoun is used to stand for a person, and the word reira 'there, the previously mentioned place' for a place."I a ia e moe ana, ka hoki mai nga pea no ratou te whare. - While she was sleeping, the bears whose house it was returned.Ko wai te iwi nona te whenua? - Who is the tribe to whom the land belongs?E pai ai te whakaako i te reo, me whakatu ko nga tangata kei a ratou te reo hei kaiako. - To improve the teaching of the language, it is people who have the language who should be appointed as teachers.Kaore ia i mohio me pewhea e tae atu ai ki te marae kei reira te hui. - He didnt know how to get to the marae where the meeting was.
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  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 19.08.2026 54m

  *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 year without speaking English. Kayla also shares her love of Te Reo Maori by helping others learn our treasured language.https://www.reowithkayla.com/Ko te reo kia rere!Mauri ora!
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  No ka - Talking about the past 12.08.2026 6m

  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 occupation of mid summer." Said of the habits of one that sleeps until late morning when the sun is hot. [Murdoch Riley, Maori Sayings & Proverbs, 54 - 2]Wetenga reo:No to ratou taenga atu ki marae, ka kite ratou kua timata ke hui. - When they arrived at the marae, they saw that the meeting had already begun. [Ray Harlow, A Maori Reference Grammar, pg. 216][Ray Harlow, A Maori Reference Grammar, pg. 217]A, no ka hukea te hangi, he hawareware kau ano. - Then, when the oven was opened, there was nothing but skin and bones. (Orbell 1992:13)No ratou ka rongo, ka werowero i roto i o ratou ngakau - When they heard (this), they were cut to the heart. (Acts 2:37)Nona ka rongo - When s/he heard.
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  Reo Maori - 6 years of self-directed Learning: Here's how far I have come 05.08.2026 8m

  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 journey to improving my reo. Such a stark difference in the sound of my speech. I'm happy and proud with the progress I am making. The main things I've done is, read Te Wiremu, listen to old recordings, speak aloud anything I read, and do this podcast (this rapidly improved my speech, you can probably here the difference between the earlier episodes, and this one.)I also answer the question of imitation, and mimicry, as I've been asked in the past if I'm from the North, or from the Coast because the way I speak. Ultimately, you sound like what you are exposed to right? I've spent hours and hours listening to old recording of tupuna from different iwi, and it so happens that these tupuna are from those areas. I relate this experience to my generation's kids. My little cousins have an American sound now to their speech because of their constant exposure to Youtube, Cinema, basically the entire entertainment industry is dominated by American media.I hope you find this episode insightful. Kia kaha te reo!
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  Which one do I use? - Taku, Aku, Tōku Ōku, Tāku, Āku 29.07.2026 7m

  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 haka without previous practice? [Maori Sayings and Proverbs, Murdoch Riley, 2-10]Harlow gives the following examples on demonstrating how to know when to use the neutral form: [A Maori Reference Grammar, pg. 64]1. The determiner must not be immediately followed by a postposed particle.Tōku nei whare - This house of mine. (but not taku nei whare.)Āna ake tamariki - His/Her own children. (but not ana ake tamariki.)2. There must be a noun as head of the whole phrase. The full-form determiners are among those which can be used without a head noun.Kua pakaru taku pene. Tēnā hōmai tētahi o āu. - I've broken my pen. Can I have one of yours, please? (but not Hōmai tētahi o ō.)3. The neutral possessive determiners are never stressed. if one wants to emphasise that one is talking about my house, as opposed to yours or hers, then the full forms must be used.Ka tū te pō whakangahau ki tōku whare, kaua ki tōna - The party is at my place, not his.(but not ka tū te pō whakangahau ki taku whare kaua ki tana.)
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  Improving my reo - A few new words I've collected. 22.07.2026 7m

  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 words I found.Whakatauki - He tangata ka rapa te whai. - A man whose clever devices will puzzle you. For a man who will emulate Maui. [Maori Sayings And Proverbs, Murdoch Riley, 57-6]Etia: [Te Wiremu pg. 28]Etia he waha tangata. - As if it were a person's mouth.Etia kei te moe koe. - Perhaps you were sleeping.Etia tonu tou humarire! - How great!Manioro: [Te Wiremu pg. 175]Manioro ki! - What a noise! (An expression of irritation.)Matahiapo: [Te Wiremu pg. 186]"I mau rawa to ringa. E kao, i matahiapo noa iho." - I'll grab your hand. Nah, fail whale, I missed.
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  Back to basics - I vs Ki 15.07.2026 4m

  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, ko te reo maori ki te whenua. - As the multitude of stars in the sky, so are the people speaking maori.Wetenga reo: [ A Maori Reference Grammar, Ray Harlow, pg. 157]I rongo au ki tona reo kua tino papouri ia i te take ra. - I heard in his voice that he was very much saddened by the matter.Ka kuru te tamaiti i a Mere. - The child struck Mere (Mere is actually affected by the punch).Ka kuru te tamaiti ki a Mere. - The child hit out at Mere (Though the punch did not land, so Mere was not affected.)Kei te titiro ratou i te pukapuka. - They are thoroughly studying/scrutinising the book.Kei te titiro ratou ki te pukapuka. - They are looking at the book. The book is the thing to which they are directing their eyes.
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  Using the Reo to speak on all topics - How to mihimihi when you are LGBTQIA+ 08.07.2026 6m

  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 giving a mihimihi when you identify as LGBTQIA+.The purpose of language is the give word to how we think, and I wanted to share my thoughts on how to formulate sentences in Te Reo for concepts and ideas that may be new to us. How to mihimihi as transgender:Kia ora! Ko au tenei e tu whakawahine/whakatane nei, ki mua i a koutou, kia ora ki a koutou katoa! Ko Mea nei toku ingoa. Tena tatou.(Kia ora! I identify as transgender. I stand before you to greet you all. My name is ___. Nice to meet you all!)How to mihimihi as non-binary:Kia ora ki a koutou! Ko Mea nei toku ingoa. Tu tangata noa iho nei 'hau, heoi, karangatia au, "E hoa! E kare!" Koina nga mea e pai ke ki ahau. Kaore au mo te arotahi ki te iratane noa iho, ki te irawahine noa iho, tena, ko te iratangata ke. Heoi, nei ra ahaku mihi nunui ki a koutou katoa. Kia ora!(Kia ora to you all! My name is ___. I'm not for focusing purely on one's gender identity, instead I focus on our shared roots in being human. So, here I am, extending my many greetings to you all. Kia ora!)Wetenga Reohttps://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/8108Ka kitea tinanatia taua mea e au (W 1971:419). / I actually saw that thing.Ngata [Search term: reality]Kia tika, kai pōhēhētia te āhua he mea motuhenga. - Be sure not to mistake appearances for reality.
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  Where do you go to find people to speak with? 01.07.2026 9m

  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 personal experiences of how I go about finding people to speak with. Here is the Discord link, where I met some of my close Maori speaking friends.https://discord.com/invite/wrDm5d7For our wetenga reo, I found this really cool phrase.Wetenga Reo: "E ka"Ka ora rapea ahau, e ka tuaina ki te moana. - I'll surely live if I'm dashed into the ocean. [Te Wiremu, pg. 26]Koia tenei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere. - Here is what's said for things which are found, when such a treasure is cast aside.[Te Wiremu, pg. 26]Kua mimiko katoa nga kiri o te wahine mate kino, e ka puta te marama. - Goosebumps emerged upon the woman in dire health when the moon appeared.[Te Wiremu, pg. 202]Ka mau ki tana tatā, e ka ipuipu. - He grasped at his canoe bail, that's when he began bailing water. [Te Wiremu, pg. 79]E pa, kei riri mai koia koe ki a au e ka whaki atu au ki a koe inaianei. - Please Father, be not mad at me when I confess to you now. [Te Wiremu, pg. 486]He ana koiwi e ka pukei. It's a cave of bones when piled up. [Te Wiremu, pg. 306]
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  Speaking Brazilian Portuguese, Hawaiian & Moriori 24.06.2026 15m

  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 reading Brazilian Portuguese.85 hours 41 minutes listening to Hawaiian.4 hours 29 minutes listening to Moriori.Using something to track your progress is a real game changer. It helps to keep things in perspective and shows you the "actual" time spent immersed in a language. I start learning Brazilian Portuguese in September 2025 but the amount of time actually spent with the language is only about 4 x 40 work week.In all the languages I'm learning, I think my main priority is improving the sound of my speech. Today I share a brief snippet of my speaking ability in each language.Our whakatauki today is: [Kohikohinga Whakatauki a Raupo, pg 101]He pakaru a waka e taea te raupine mai. - A broken canoe can be repaired.I relate it to our relationship to te reo, perhaps some of us never had the language, perhaps some of us had it in our youth but lost it as we grow up. Our reo, like a canoe can be repaired. We can still learn it.For our wetereo, I look at this cool phrase "Ka te". Here's what Te Wiremu [pg. 81] says:Ka te - "...before the verb, similarly to kei. In some cases the verb, though active in form, is apparently passive in sense, and the agent introduced by the preposition e.Ka te tami atu ki te umu taurekareka.Na ka te whai e te pa."I also give my own example:Ka te titiro atu te rangi e au. - The sun is being looked at by me.