Bilingual and reo Māori booklets available at Countdown

6 June 2012

Media Release

Bilingual and reo Māori booklets produced for Māori Language Week and available at Countdown supermarkets

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori has released two new phrase booklets to help promote the theme of Arohatia te Reo for this year’s Māori Language Week taking place from 23-29 July.

“Typically we produce just the one bilingual booklet for Māori Language Week, but given a key message for language revitalisation is language use, we would be remiss in not providing something aimed at intermediate level speakers and above, hence the two booklets”, says Chief Executive, Glenis Philip-Barbara.

“The bilingual booklet has three main themes aimed at helping people to support the Arohatia te Reo theme – Learn it, live it, love it. The Learn it section covers pronunciation and other basics of the language; phrases for around the home, coupled with photographic lay outs of various home settings with Māori language labels form the main content in the Live it section; while the Love it section contains an A-Z of fun Māori language activities” says Glenis Philip-Barbara.

“The reo Māori booklet, is for intermediate speakers, and provides tips and hints about how speakers can improve their language skills through correct and informed use of whakataukī; kīwaha and kupu whakarite, but also has a key message of keeping the language simple, and aligned with Māori thought. The booklet also contains dialogue scenarios based on travelling in the car to illustrate how this can be achieved in everyday communications” says Glenis Philip-Barbara.

“Our partners - Te Puni Kōkiri and the Human Rights Commission, have been working with us to promote and celebrate the week throughout the country. We have produced additional resources also that support whānau and organisations using Māori language in their everyday activities,” says Glenis Philip-Barbara.

Resources for Māori Language Week 2012 include bilingual and reo Māori full colour booklets Arohatia te Reo, with helpful phrases, words and activities for a range of settings in the community; posters; stickers; wristbands; balloons; iron-on tee shirt transfers and more.

“We also have a range of resources that can be downloaded from the website. These include the photographic lay-outs of the home settings with labels from the bilingual booklet; a word-find; and a template for listing your tribal connections in both English and Māori” says Glenis Philip-Barbara.

For any organisations wanting bulk orders, a high resolution print file can be provided upon request for you to print your own quantities. You can also have your own logo on the outside back cover.

An order form can be downloaded from the Kōrero Māori website: http://www.korero.maori.nz/resources/shop.html

Please note that resources are being provided for free again this year but at limited quantities. Those quantities are indicated on the order form. Orders will be processed on a first in, first served basis.
However if you’re only after a singular bilingual booklet for yourself, you can pick up a free copy from your local Countdown supermarket. These will be available at Countdown throughout Māori Language Week.

“It’s great to have Countdown supermarkets on board again this year helping to support Māori Language Week. Accessibility to the phrase booklet, a core item for Māori Language Week promotions, has now greatly improved thanks to their participation and we hope this will also lead to increased language use in our communities” says Glenis Philip-Barbara.

For more information visit: http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/media2012.html

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