Maori
The Maori language (te reo Maori) is the indigenous language of New Zealand (Aotearoa - The Land of the Long White Cloud). Maori is spoken by over 130,000 people of all ages on a daily basis. It belongs to the Austronesian family of languages and is closely related to Rarotongan (te Reo Rarotonga), Tahitian (te Reo Ma'ohi/Tahiti), Hawaiian ('Olelo Hawai'i), Samoan (Gagana Samoa), Tongan (Faka Tonga) and Fijian (Vosa Vakaviti).
Please note: Even though older computers may not show the macron (the straight line over the long vowels) correctly on this webpage, please be assured that the macron will appear correctly in the eBooks on your computer, regardless whether it has unicode support or not (as seen in the images below).
Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases
in Maori with Jack, Lisa and Pete the Parrot.
Numbers...
tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono,
whitu, waru, iwa, tekau, tekau mā tahi, tekau mā rua.one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
toru ngā rāhipere three raspberries
E hia ngā āporo?
Kotahi noa iho te āporo.
Te reka kē hoki!How many apples are there?
There is only one apple.
How delicious!
Colours...
He karaka tēnei putiputi.
Te ātaahua kē!This flower is orange.
How beautiful!
He mā, he makariri te hukarere.
Brrr...The snow is white and cold.
Brrr...
kōwhai .... karaka .... māwhero ..... whero ..... waiporoporo .... kākāriki yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green
blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
kahurangi ...... parauri ..... kiwikiwi ..... pango ..... mā 
Meeting Pete...
Kia ora!
Ko Pita tōku inoa.
E aha tō inoa?Hello!
My name is Pete.
What is your name?Going on a picnic...
E haere ana tātou ki hea tēnei rā?
E haere ana tātou ki te roto mō
tētahi pikiniki.Where are we going today?
We're going to the lake for
a picnic.
E tū, e Pita!
Kua ngaro māua!
Kei hea te huarahi?
Kāore i kitea e māua.Stop, Pete!
We're lost!
Where is the path?
We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
E tino matekai ana ahau. I am very hungry.
Kia ora rā. Thank you.
E hiainu ana ahau. I am thirsty.
Magpie attack!
Aie!!
Āwhina mai! Āwhina mai i au!
Haere atu!Ow!!
Help! Help me!
Go away!
Goodbye...
Haere rā! (said to those leaving)
E noho rā! (said to those staying)Goodbye!
Extra words...
Āe.
Yes.
Kāo.
No.
Koa.
Please.
Kei te pai.
You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers,
Colours and more Simple Phrases.
Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa
as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find
hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
