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Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi, Henderson, West Auckland, is generally credited as being the first kura kaupapa Māori and was established in 1985. The Kura Kaupapa Māori movement is a term commonly used to describe parents and supporters of kura kaupapa Māori. The term emerged when the first school was established.
The English word Maori is a borrowing from the Māori language, where it is spelled Māori. In New Zealand, the Māori language is often referred to as te reo [tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ] ("the language"), short for te reo Māori ("the Māori language"). [18]
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (English: Māori Language Week) is a government-sponsored initiative intended to encourage New Zealanders to promote the use of the Māori language which is an official language of the country. Māori Language Week is part of a broader movement to revive the Māori language.
kōhanga reo: Māori language preschool (literally 'language nest') kōrero: to talk; to speak Māori; story; Kura Kaupapa Māori: Māori language school; mana: influence, reputation — a combination of authority, integrity, power and prestige [10] Māoritanga: Māori culture, traditions, and way of life. Lit. Māoriness.
Kura kaupapa Māori; M. Māori Braille; Maori Language Act 1987; Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori; Māori Language Day; Māori phonology; Māori poetry; Māori ...
Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira DNZM (13 November 1932 – 16 July 2011) was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. [1] Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language (te reo Māori) led to the growth of Kura Kaupapa Māori in New Zealand.
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is an online encyclopedia established in 2001 by the New Zealand Government's Ministry for Culture and Heritage. [1] The web-based content was developed in stages over the next several years; the first sections were published in 2005, and the last in 2014 marking its completion. [2]
Most Polynesian languages stress the second to last mora of the word, but Māori stress follows many elaborate rules, which still remain not thoroughly understood. [5] One of the rules requires assigning hierarchy to syllables, and if more than one syllable receives the highest rank, the first one gets stressed: [ 5 ]