A L1 students work moderated last week

Apiti: this L1 student wrote her responses to the questions posed in our assessment, first she gathers her thoughts in English first and than paragraph by paragraph attempts to write her responses in Māori. Although their are errors in her writing it does not hinder the overall communication relayed in the response.  This is her final copy. Moderated at a Merit.

Kei Whea Toku Reo?

Q1. How important is our language to our : whanau, school, iwi, marae, community, nation and why do you think this is

• My language is 100% important to me because it reinforces my identity and culture. If our language was disappearing within ourselves then that mean we are not putting enough effort into learning our culture and keeping it alive.

Q. 2: How do we sustain / revitalise: tautoko, whakahau, tihei mauri ora

• We have to have passion and be proud to learn and keep practising our language if you don't have self drive then how will you sustain your language that connects to your culture and identity however we need to be proud and also wise enough to learn our language.

What is my topic about: My language!

• Tena koutou katoa ko toku nei kaupapa whakahirahira kei hea taku reo? Tuatahi, ka korero ahau mo te reo, me te nui o te tikanga mo to tatou tuakiri me o tatou tikanga. Tuatoru me pehea e taea ai e tatou te tautoko i to tatou reo, kia waiho hei mahinga i roto io tatou hinengaro me a tatou korero. Ko aku take matua me aku korero i raro.

• Ki ahau nei ko toku nei whakaaro, ki tenei kaupapa he aha nga whakaaro me toku mohio ki te wahi i puta ana toku reo? He kura nga te mea, toku kaiako i roto i tenei kura, Ka awhina ahau ki te kimi me te mohio ki taku reo. He mea whakamiharo ki te kimi i taka kura i te kura me te awhina.

• He aha nga korero it toku kura, Ki taku whakaaro kei te pai taku kura ki te ako i to maatau reo, ki te kimi i te reira, me te awhina tonu o to raatau ki te hiahiatia. Hei tauira; Ka ako taku kaiako Maori ki taku ako i taku reo. He mea nui no te mea ko te waahi ko wai kei a matou, mehemea ka awhina te kura, te kaiako ranei ia matou kia mohio nga akonga ki te mea he pai ki a matou

• Ko nga mea e puta mai ana i taku ako mo taku reo, ko wai ahau, he aha i wehehia e ahau, me te aha i ngaro i taku mahinga e wehe atu ana i ahau me toku hapu. He taonga tenei nga te mea, kei te hono tetahi ki tetahi mehemea ka mohio koe ki to taiao, ka taea pea e koe te korero i to reo ki o matua me o hoa. Ko te mohio ki to taiao he pai ki a koe me te tini atu.

• Ki toku nei mohio ka taea e tatou te noho hei waahi rereke, ka ako ano hoki mo to reo. Hei tauira; Mena ka haere koe me to hapu ki te marae, he maha nga huarahi ka taea e koe te ako mo to reo me te ako hoki i te hitori mo to reo. Mena he ahurea rereke koe ka taea e koe te waahi nui ki to kairangapuhi ka taea e koe te ako mo nga mea e whakatutuki ana i to matauranga mo te reo.

• Ka taea hoki e tatou te ako mai i to tatou reo reo Maori, ko tetahi atu wahi i ako ai ahau ki taku reo nga te mea e homai ana e ia ki a au, me te akiaki hoki i homai e ia ki a au. Kei te tino awhina ia i te huarahi e taea ai e au te kite i taku reo i nga huarahi maha, ehara i te mea ka tae mai ki te kura i te wa katoa, engari i waho atu o te kura. Na ko te kura tetahi atu rauemi i runga i taku ako me te ako i taku reo.
• He tohu tenei a te maori. I ora ai ki ahau, ko wai au. He tino pai te ako i toku reo. Maku i ako i whai ki te teitei o toku maunga. Ki toku kaha tenei.