MĀORI LANGUAGE PLAN | HE MAHERE REO MĀORI

“Revitalisation of an endangered language is not easy, but there are easy steps that can be taken by all organisations and by individuals” (Ngahiwi Apanui- Tumuaki o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, 2017)

Strategic level support is a key determiner of successful language planning

The link between building staff capacity in te re Māori/tikanga Māori and my organisation’s strategic direction is…(name of policy/strategy or focus area) Senior responsible manager I can approach for allocating resources is. . . Potential partners for my organisation to collaborate with in Māori language planning and implementation are. . .

Tōku whāinga |My goal

Ngā rautaki tutuki pai me ngā rauemi |How I will achieve it (when, where, who)& Resources to support my learning

Ngā ine me te rā oti | Measurement& date achieved

Te whakahuatanga | PronunciationI will improve my pronunciation of Aotearoa place names / people’s names(make a list 10 words)

NZ History website (NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage)- https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-namesTe Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (hākinakina book)-http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/resources/

Te whakautu pātai | Answering questions: Āe, Kāo, peaI will answer questions using: āe-yes, kāo-no, pea-perhapsNgā kupu mihi: Acknowledgements -Greetings & farewellsI will use te Reo greetings and farewells appropriate to the context:Kia ora greetingsAta mārie, mōrena good morningPōmārie good eveningTēnā koe greetings (1 people)Tēnā kōrua greetings (2 people)Tēnā koutou greetings (3+ people)Ka kite see ya later

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori- http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/learn-te-reo-maori/tikanga-maori/nga-mihi-greetings/Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (hākinakina book)-http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/resources/

I will use te Reo to greet and farewell on the phone:‘Kia ora’ greetings‘Ko (ingoa) tēnei’ I am (name)‘Hei konā mai’ goodbye Victoria University- http://www.victoria.ac.nz/maori-at-victoria/ako/te-reo-at-victoria/

using-te-reo-maori-on-the-telephoneTe Kete Ipurangi (NZ online bilingual education portal)-http://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Teacher-tools/Te-reo-Maori-lesson-plans/Curriculum-level-4/Kaore-au-e-watea-ana-I-m-not-available

Nō hea koe? | Making connections through ‘where are you from?’I will explore ways of responding to‘Nō hea koe?’ (Where are you from?).e.g. Nō _________________ōku tūpuna(My ancestors are from _________.)

-I will extend my understanding of ‘mihi’- speeches of acknowledgement; which can include my: canoe, mountain, river, tribe

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori- http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/learn-te-reo-maori/tikanga-maori/mihimihi-en-nz/Otago University- http://maori.otago.ac.nz/reo-tikanga-treaty/te-reo/mihiVideo stuff website- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/70632590/creating-your-own-mihi

Tētahi atu whāinga | another goal:

Te Reo Māori mō te tari│Māori for the office (1997) Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Oxford University Press ( Available through the Victoria University Bookshop)Te ako i te reo Māori │Learning te reo MāoriTe Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori- http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/learn-te-reo-maori/learning-te-reo-maori-resources/Te Kete Ipurangi (NZ online bilingual education portal)- http://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Reo-Maori-resources

Te Taura whiri i te reo Māori │ Māori Language Commission www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz-Pukamata │Facebook- tetaurawhiri-Pae tīhau│ Twitter- @reomaori