It includes the basics of vowel pronunciation, simple sentences for easy learning and child-friendly user interface!
We hope this app will support your family in celebrating Pacific languages in your home – wherever home may be.
The App features unique functions to support engagement and understanding including reading aloud, colouring-in, and simple animation.
Watch this interview to learn more about the founders of Ma’au Books.
“We believe in celebrating our children’s rich Pacific heritage in any way we can. We do this by creating quality learning resources and experiences that incorporate the languages, patterns and motifs of our Pacific homelands. By surrounding our babies with strong and positive cultural learning interactions, we enable them to carry their ‘home’ into the future.”
Deborah and Oka Sanerivi, Authors
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Tairongo includes commonly used Māori words and phrases, basic greetings and resources to understand Māori culture, customs and protocols. Tairongo includes helpful tips such as preparing for a pōwhiri and how to create your own mihimihi. The app has audio guides to help with Māori words, phrases and songs.
Ministry of Health
Whāia includes information on te reo Māori, tikanga, mihimihi, and whakataukī. It also has waiata and karakia, including ones specifically made for Manatū Hauora.
MBIE
Welcome to Kōra MBIE’s Māori Cultural Intelligence app. We’ve created this app to help you begin your journey to learn some important aspects of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Get in touch today for a free consultation to see what Kiwa can do for you and your people.