Whakatauki mo Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Ko te reo, te hā, te mauri o te Māoritanga.

Language is the very life-breath of being Māori

Toi te kupu, toi te mana, toi te whenua.

The permanence of the language, prestige and land.

Without the Māori language, prestige and land, Māori culture will cease to exist.

Ngā Pepeha a ngā Tīpuna

E kore koe e ngaro, e taku reo rangatira.

You my noble language, will never be lost. He puna taunaki

Kaua e te Mātua e tukua tēnei tino taonga kia rite ki te moa te ngaro, engari whakakahangia mātou katoa ki te ako, ki te pupuri kia mau, kia ita hei koha mā mātou ki te ao.

Do not O Lord, allow this treasure to suffer the loss of the Moa. But give us all strength to learn and retain this language, and let it be our gift to the world.

Sir Kīngi Īhaka
He Puna Taunaki

 

He reo e kōrerotia ana, he reo ka ora.

A spoken language is a living language.
The Māori language strategy