i need to learn maori language - anybody wants to teach me some?

[anaru]

kia ora!
my name is andrzej siedlecki and i am 22-yrs-old uni-student from warsaw, poland. i am a writer and my greatest lifetime passion is learning of exotic languages (i can also teach some of them). my other passions are:
books, music, film, voyages, internet, cooking and making new friendships. i also collect transport tickets from whole world, BUT...
...FIRST OF ALL!!!
i am looking for maori penpals who'd like to be my friends and also maori language teachers.
andrzej
p.s i know only some basic grammar rules and a little vocabulary...

[steiny]

good to see the interest in Maori, I'm pakeha and also have a great interest in the amazing Maori people, so much so that I have come to the country of Aotearoa to learn more. My interest is strong in native sports that have been subjugated by the pakeha system. You know that Maori were SURFING, had snowboard-type TABOGGANS, had their own self defense art called MAUMAU, used 20ft long poi called POI TOA in warrior training, had their traditional-type football game called KI-O-RAHI,have their own intricate boardgame called MU TORERE, had a boeling game using wheel shaped sandstones, had hula-hoops made from keikei vines, FLEW by using kites called MANU TANGATA!! ALL BEGORE PAKEHA ARRIVED HERE!!!there are heaps more and this country is so rich in this area I love! The people I have met have been really helpful, I hope to compile them in a book for the N.Z. 'tamariki' because not much has been written for them by the pakeha dominated education dept. here - they dont want Maori playing their traditional sports instead they have been brainwashed to favour rugby, league, soccer, touch. cricket,hockey etc aiding my journey are sites that you may wish to checkout like MAORI.ORG.NZ plugged in KI-O-RAHI (the maori football version) and got some info that I followed up on - its a long journey but a richly rewarding one! ka kite ano Steiny

[Kimba]

you can learn alot about the language from the legends which take you into the minds of Maori, they are very interesting and the snippets of Maori language add to your collection of words, your vocab, at this site put in the legend you may want on the search menu for instance the legend of Rahi or it could be Maui or Kupe good searching! http://www.maori.org.nz/forum/search.asp?

[ManuRuka]

it is good to see your interest in our language it is fast struggling to compete because of the atituds of educators in our country good on you! I did enjoy the version of the great legend of rahi and yes this will help you learn te reo!

[archiee]

hi there friends
i am interested in learning the maori language
i have applied for my residential visas which will b approved preety soon
b4 coming there i wanna learn the local language
any body can help than please comtact me on
jackyy143@rediffmail.com
thanxxxxx

[Cymric]

I have been studying the language a bit, had hoped to immigrate to New Zealand, but with not much education it does not look promiseing. Have several friends there, have found several translatong programs, but very dificult to find one that helps work with proper sentence format. As the Moari language is basicaly eye to eye conversation and wil change a little depending on wether you are talking about yourself, you and a nother, another person or several individuals. If find anything that helps please let me know, one day hope to have a residence visa. Good luck.