Ngā Kaponga celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

E tauawhi ana te kapa Silver Ferns i te ingoa ‘Ngā Kaponga’ hei whakaatu te tuakiritanga Māori o te tīma ki te whakanui i Te wiki o Te Reo Māori (14-20 o Hepetema).

The Silver Ferns are embracing the team’s Māori identity ‘Ngā Kaponga’ to celebrate Māori Language Week (14-20 September).

Ko te whakamāori o te ingoa ‘Ngā Kaponga’ (Silver Ferns) kua whakawhiwhia hei taonga mō tēnei Kapa Netipōro o Te Ao, hei tautoko i te whakamahi o Te Reo hurinoa i te motu.

The Māori translation Ngā Kaponga (Silver Ferns) has been bestowed as a taonga for New Zealand’s international netball team with the aim to support the use of te reo throughout the country.

He mea nui Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori ki roto i ngā ahurea horanuku o Aotearoa, mā tēnei e taea ai e te katoa te takoha atu ki te whakahaumanu i Te Reo Māori me ōna tikanga.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori plays an important part in New Zealand’s cultural landscape, in which everyone can contribute to the revitalisation of te reo Māori.

• Whakatauhia te reo Māori ki te wāhi mahi me te hāpori.
  Make te reo welcome at work and in the community.
• Whakahau i ētahi atu ki te kōrero, ki te ako hoki i te reo Māori; whakaurua mai hoki te reo Māori ki tōu ao.
  Encourage others to use and learn te reo Māori; welcome Māori language into your life.
• Kia tika tonu te whakahua i te kupu Māori i ngā wā e kōrero Pākehā ana.
  Pronounce Māori words correctly when speaking English.
• Ahakoa iti, akona, kōrerohia.
  Learn a little, use a little.
• Kia nui ake te ako ka kōrero ai.
  Learn more, and use what you know.
• Whāia te ara poutama o te reo ka tohatoha ai.
  Keep improving your language, and share what you know.
  

Mō te roanga atu o ngā kōrero mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, tēnā, hono atu ki tēnei pae tukutuku: www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz

To find out more about Te Wiki o te Reo Māori visit www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz

Translation provided thanks to Marena Mane.