Common mistakes in reo Māori - Siena Yates
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Common mistakes in reo Māori - Siena Yates
One of the scariest things as a new learner of te reo Māori is speaking the reo out loud. What if you make a mistake? What if everyone laughs at you? What if you accidentally offend someone? What if you can never show your face at a reo class or marae ever again? #TeWikiOTeReoMāori #Māori #Indigenous #Indigedon #LanguageReclamation
Common mistakes in reo Māori | E-Tangata
“If you get too caught up on mistakes all the time, you get into analysis paralysis, where you focus so much on not messing up that it stunts your ability to speak.” — Hona Black on correcting errors in te reo Māori.
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exlibrarykrisreplied to [email protected] last edited by
@mementomaori this is a great idea imo. It's definitely the thing i struggle with most. Looking forward to having a read through.
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[email protected]replied to exlibrarykris last edited by
@exlibrarykris I feel this hard, the whakamā is real ktk. Can't wait to read this.
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Robyn Nuthallreplied to [email protected] last edited by
@mementomaori @exlibrarykris
I have some pre-prepared excuses!! LOL!
Kō tōku reo i te reo o ngā pēpi! Which I'm fairly sure isn't the right grammar but you get the idea! -
@mementomaori @RobynNuthall @exlibrarykris From my experience learning Gaelic:
- Start with the pronunciation, because you'll have some fine motor skills to train, just like learning a musical instrument. Once you can do that well, it will be less for your brain to think about at the same time
- Grammar can be a very useful tool for speeding up your learning and should not be used to berate the students with
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@mementomaori @RobynNuthall @exlibrarykris
- Practice, practice practice. This means producing language, even if it has some mistakes in it. Give yourself time.
- Don't expect to understand every single word when listening. We fill in the gaps in our native language all the time and don't even notice it, so holding yourself to a higher standard while you're still learning is setting yourself up to fail.