Tōku reo
Tōku manawa
My language, the essence of my humanity
This paper was prepared by Mere Skerrett, University of Canterbury, 2009.
Introduction
Te reo Māori (the Māori language) is an endangered language.
This is the documentation of part of a journey into the development of an alphabet tool (Māori) in a focussed language-learning programme. Its creation has assisted very young children’s language development (both oral and written) and their pathway into being knowledgeable users of language(s) and critical thinkers about language.