Aotearoa New Zealand and Te Reo Māori

Quick as History of NZ

The first settlers arrived from Polynesia between 1250 and 1300 AD.

The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642.

Europeans did not revisit New Zealand until 1769 when the British explorer Captain James Cook arrived.

The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document, signed in 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs.

Aotearoa is the current Māori name for New Zealand.

Te Reo Māori is the indigenous language of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The Māori alphabet is made up of ten consonants and five vowels

h, k, m, n, ng, p, r, t, w, wh

r is very short and slightly rolled
wh is pronounced as f
ng is pronounced as the ng in singer

a, e, i, o, u

The lines above vowels (macrons) indicate the way a vowel is pronounced: short or long.

Short sound: A/a (as in up); E/e (as in pen); I/i (as in eat); O/o (as in fork); U/u (as in you)

Long sound: Ā/ā (as in far); Ē/ē (as in peel); Ī/ī (as in heel); Ō/ō (as in your); Ū/ū (as in roof)

Kia ora	Hello / Thank you
Kei te pēhea koe?	How are you?
Tēnā koe	Formal greeting to one person
Tēnā kōrua	Formal greeting to two people
Tēnā koutou	Formal greeting to many people
Mōrena / Ata mārie	Good morning

E noho rā	Goodbye (from a person leaving)
Haere rā	Goodbye (from a person staying)
Nāku noa, nā	Yours sincerely (one signatory)
Ngā mihi	Regards
Kia ora rawa atu	Many thanks
Ka kite anō	See you again

Māori Dictionary
https://maoridictionary.co.nz/

NZ Tourism
https://www.newzealand.com/nz/

By timrossinfo

In this talk, I will give a basic introduction to New Zealand regions and how to pronounce Māori place names.