Rerenga Reo: Intensifiers
How can you make something more or less of what you are saying? In this episode, the Taringa crew discusses many intensifiers and comparatives that can help the expression of anything descriptive.
Reo Māori
Reo Māori
Random Rerenga Reo
Taringa’s first “Random Rerenga Reo” kōrero covers a range of topics. Listen in and see what you can learn.
Rerenga Reo: I and Ki
This episode of Taringa is an in-depth discussion looking at the uses of “i” and “ki” in te reo Māori.
Rerenga Reo: A and O Categories
Possessive pronouns in te reo Māori can be confusing. In this episode of Taringa, Paraone and Te Puaheiri kōrero about the language rules of “A” and “O” categories within te reo and take us on a journey through many examples of this ever-confusing kaupapa.
Mokopuna motivate te reo Māori journey
“I want to make sure, for the sake of our mokopuna, te reo Māori is revitalised in our whānau. I want to greet my future moko in te reo Māori when they arrive.”
Christchurch mum helps bring te reo Māori back to her whānau
“Your journey will be your own and it will look different to others. You may have bursts of progression, then years of nothing. That’s not a failure, it’s just the nature of the journey.”
Studying reo Māori gives Hastings dad new lease on life
“You could say it’s given me a rebirth. It’s given me the confidence to walk out the door and be comfortable about who I am.”
A journey to reconnect with Māori heritage through language learning
Liz, or Irihāpeti, grew up in Taranaki during the 1970s and 1980s, when being a proud Māori wasn’t easy or fashionable. “I realised it was time to learn about my reo and tūpuna Māori.”
Working towards a greater Aotearoa by learning reo Māori
“I want my children to grow up understanding te ao Māori, tikanga and te reo because I think if all of those things thrive in New Zealand, then we will all thrive as well.”
Ōpōtiki teacher learns reo Māori from former pupil
As an older student, learning reo Māori was slightly daunting for Ōpōtiki College teacher, Deborah Mckillop. But after learning she would be taught by one of her former students, things became more relaxed.
