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Māori resources

Postby Jaleel10 » Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:00 am

Dictionaries

MaoriDictionary.co.nz - Te Aka dictionary
Ngata Dictionary
He Pātaka Kupu - monolingual Māori dictionary
Tirohia Kimihia - monolingual learner dictionary (easier to understand than He Pātaka Kupu)
Papakupu Pūtaiao - Scientific Dictionary
Papakupu Pāngarau - Mathematics Dictionary
Wiktionary: Te Papakupu Wātea

Encyclopedias

Te Ara Encyclopedia - Te reo version
Māori language Wikipedia
Māori on the English Wikipedia

Online Courses

Tōku Reo - Video course. Click on "full-length video" under each episode to watch the full lessons
Te Whanake - Animated learning modules
Te Kākano / Te Kai a te Rangatira - Te Whanake TV, matches up with their textbooks
Te Hū o Moho - textbooks with audio from Kotahi Mano Kaika, designed for use in the home. Kai Tahu dialect.
Ako - a show for intermediate learners in te reo which covers different aspects of the language. They even provide worksheets on the website.
He Reo Tupu, He Reo Ora - teacher's resources and course aimed at kids

Text Books

Te Whanake - their textbooks are used for teaching Māori in most universities and very highly recommended (there is also the option of using their app instead, search Te Whanake)
He Whakamārama: A Full Self-help Course in Maori by John Foster (Raupo Publishing) another popular beginner course with our ReoMaori members

Phrases

Kōrero Māori
MaoriLanguage.net - phrases with audio

Grammar & Spellcheck

Kupu o te Rā - basic grammar resource and word of the day
Making Māori Sentences
Te Ngutu Kura spellcheck - available for a range of platforms/programs

News and Audio-Visual Media


Māori Television - along with many episodes fully or partially in te reo, also has bilingual news section for reading practice
Waatea News - includes radio and podcasts in te reo Māori
MāoriTube - hand picked videos in te reo and about Māori culture
Hana Tapiata vlogging about different issues affecting her as mixed Māori/Pākeha
Ka Tipu Youtube channel entirely in te reo discussing various issues, including usage of the language
Te Māwhai Youtube channel with vlogs in te reo
Irirangi Māori Radio - listen online to a range of Māori stations
Te Karere - Māori News on Youtube
Waka Huia - documentaries on Youtube in te reo, great quality profiling different members of the community and covering diverse subjects from fishing to constellations to myths and legends.
NZOnScreen - NZ Film and TV, some of which has varying amounts of te reo
Rangi Te Kaiwaiata - hilarious cartoon series
How Māui Slowed the Sun - adaptation of Peter Gossage's great book
How Māui Found His Mother - another great Gossage adaptation

Contact other speakers

Telegram Reo Māori group - invite link

Waiata


Hei Waiata - learn Māori songs

Reading Material

Huia Publishers - a range of books in and about Māori, including some novels and kids books in te reo
Kōkiri - free bilingual magazine
Māui and his First Journey - interactive bilingual story with narration
Te Huinga Raukura - flipbooks designed for use in schools, now online with narration
Myths, Legends and Contemporary Stories - bilingual stories, some with audio
International Digital Children's Library Māori section - some great books here including Goodnight Moon
Wharekura - School journals
Road Safety Picture Books - pukapuka pikitia made by students

Novels available in Māori
• Ngā Waituhi o Rēhua by Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira (a science fiction novel)
• Tū by Patricia Grace (about a returned WWII Māori Battalion soldier)
• Te Kaieke Tohorā by Witi Ihimaera (the Whale Rider, out of print)
• Ko Ngā Takahanga i a Ārihi i Te Ao Mīharo (translation of Alice in Wonderland)





Blogs


Upoko Pakaru - explains different phrases and other nuances of the language
Te Mokoroa - blog particularly looking at use of the language in the media and online

Educational Material

He Manu Tuhituhi - series aimed at primary schools kids learning to write in Māori language medium education
Te Tau 11 Pūtaiao - Science Year 11. Learn about basic scientific concepts
Te Reo Physics Resources - bilingual multimedia resource for teaching physics. The projects are interesting.
Kura Taiao - Environmental Sustainability within kura
Ngā Pepeke me ngā Pūngāwerewere - Insects and Spiders, Landcare Research
Maths Resources

Games

Mīharo
Digital dialects - games with numbers, animals, vocabulary
Wicked - flash games

Flashcards / SRS

Memrise Māori section - flashcard website
Anki - flashcard software

Apps

Kura Reo Google Play -iTunes - Learn Māori by playing games (free)
Te Whanake - Google Play - iTunes - Includes media like podcasts
Te Aka Māori Dictionary - Google Play - iTunes
[url]Milly Molly interactive digital books iTunes[/url]
Ngā Atua Māori - digital graphic novels available for iOS and Android.
Aki - games aimed at learning vocabulary, currently iOS only

Pāpapa App games for kids (0-5 years)
Kupu An app aimed to teach kupu Māori using the camera


Useful Info

How to type macrons/tohutō
Online keyboard for typing macrons

All credit goes to the lovely people at /r/ReoMaori. Please tell me if you find any dead or incorrect links.
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