Māori · C1 · Unit 17
Language itself
Te reo tonu
By the end you can
- Discuss how languages change
- Reflect on how you learn languages
- Understand an essay about language
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| kupu taurewa | a loanword (literally 'a borrowed word') | He kupu taurewa te 'tīkiti'. |
| kupu hou | a new word, a coinage | He maha ngā kupu hou i hangaia e Te Taura Whiri. |
| Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori | the Māori Language Commission | I whakatūria Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i te tau 1987. |
| tohutō | a macron | Kia tika ō tohutō! |
| mita | a dialect, the sound of an iwi's speech | He rerekē te mita o Tūhoe. |
| kāika | home (the Ngāi Tahu form of kāinga: k for ng in the south) | Ko Ōtākou tōku kāika. |
| kaikōrero taketake | a native speaker | Kua tokoiti haere ngā kaikōrero taketake. |
| ka ngaro te reo | the language will be lost | Ki te kore e kōrerotia, ka ngaro te reo. |
| Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week | I Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, ka kōrero Māori te motu katoa. |
| whakahua | pronounce; pronunciation | Me tika te whakahua i ngā ingoa wāhi. |
| kīwaha | a colloquial saying, slang | He kīwaha hou tā ngā rangatahi ia tau. |
| he reo ora | a living language | He reo ora te reo Māori, kei te huri tonu. |
Then talk it through
A discussion about new words and loanwords in Māori. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.