We are celebrate Maori Language Week this week. It runs from the 4th to the 10th of July and the theme this year is Manaakitanga.
““Manaakitanga” is a very important tenet of Māori custom and identity, that has, I believe, positively influenced notions of good old ‘Kiwi’ hospitality. At its core manaakitanga is about how we make people feel welcome when they are in our company, and how we give regard to and care for others when hosting visitors”, says Chief Executive of the Maori Language Commission, Glenis Philip-Barbara.
The key message is about promoting Māori language use in communities and homes. As well as a wealth of resources and help for doing this on the World Wide Web and on Television through the Maori and Te Reo channels, the library can help out with bilingual books, language resources for beginners through to more advanced speakers. Here are a few things to help.
Korero Maori is the Maori Language Commission website which can be accessed all year round but is especially good at this time of year when preserving and promoting Te Reo is highlighted.
Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, Maori Language Week is on Facebook (as are most things these days). Find out what organisations are doing around New Zealand, who is supporting the language and practice your te reo.
100 Maori words every New Zealander should know according to the website NZ History online.
Maori Language Conversation and Phrase books can be found on our non-fiction shelves under Call Number (found on the spine) 499.4. There are also tapes and CD's so you can listen to get the pronunciation correct.
Maori Language as a subject search provides the dictionaries and phrase books, but also commentaries about Te Reo, it's history, development and place in modern society.
Maori Language Materials From picture books to adult titles, bilingual to those books in Te Reo only, if you want to practice your reading in one of the official langauges of New Zealand, the library can help you here too.
That's just for starters. Keep an eye on the Blog this week as I let you know how else the Library can help with your Te Reo.
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