My Te Reo Māori classes start back up today. Online of course.

I’m still not sure how we’re going to do the weekend wānanga, but anyway…

I realised I probably need some rautaki/strategies for doing video conferencing etiquette in Te Reo Māori.

Here’s what I’ve come up with.

Disclaimer: These might not be correct.

He kupu o te hui ataata

hopuoro - microphone

pū whakaahua - camera

ataata - video

ipurangi - internet

hāngū - to be mute

He rerenga mo te hui ataata

He ipurangi kino tāku - I have bad internet

Kōrero mai anō? - Can you say that to me again?

He hopuoro hāngū tāu - Your microphone is muted

Whakangūhia tāu hopuoro - Mute your microphone

The Reo Project | Day 216

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Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

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