Speaking Ta Re Moriori in 2026

About this episode

Ihira discusses the Re Moriori language and shares resources for learning it.

Kia ora ra e te iwi! I have a Patreon where I hope to add some additional value. If you'd like the kaupapa, and you appreciate this mahi, you can give a koha here: A Maori Podcast I am planning to start a regularly online space to korero. Details are here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/korero-space-for-153338068 Kioranga! Kohi mai ra! (This is a Re Moriori greeting. The reo equivalent would be Kia ora! Nau mai ra!) Tena tatou e te iwi! This week I thought I would pop back in with some Re Moriori. I've been interested for awhile in this reo and wanted to do another episode on it. Hopefully it can be a good resource for those of you interested in pursuing this beautiful language. Please keep in mind that this is purely my attempt at speaking the Re. The sound I produced is based on my observation of the written text, my knowledge of Te Reo and Olelo, the rongo (waiata), and lectures given by Kiwa Hammond. Today I'll be reading a story from this amazing resource, which was pieced together by John Middleton of the Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, from the handwritten details by Alexander Shand, an ethnographer from the 1800s…

People in this episode

Host: Ihira

Topics covered

• Re Moriori
• language learning
• cultural resources
• education
• self improvement

Keywords

• Re Moriori
• language
• education
• Ihira
• cultural resources
• Te Reo
• learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, A Maori Podcast

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