Aria's language learning story.

Ka Tangi Te Titi, Ka Tangi Te Kaka, Ka Tangi Hoki Ahau, Tehei Mauri Ora.

Thanks to my kaiako - Tipapa, I was able to learn sentences in Maori, Maori games and stories that have fascinated me. We also learnt a karakia that the kapa haka group have been saying -

Tutakinga i te iwi, Tutakinga i te toto, Tutakinga i te kiko

Tutakinga i te uaua, Tutakinga kia u, Tutakinga kia mau

Tenei te rangi ka tutaki, Tenei te rangi ka ruruku, Tenei te papa ka wheuka

E rangi e awhitia, E papa e awhitia

Nau kawhi kawhi, Nau kaaka kaaka, Nau ka toroa ka toroa

Tupu he toka whenua, Tupu he toka matatera

Tihei Mauri Ora

In class I have been struggling to pronounce the Maori words since I am not use to speaking Maori but my teachers and friends try the hardest to help me pronounce them properly.

My next steps is to speak more in class because since I am an introvert, I am not able to speak up during learning time.