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  • New Zealand National Anthem with Māori words.

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    The vowels with macrons indicate the vowel is pronounced longer. 1. E Ihowā Atua, O ngā iwi mātou rā Āta whakarangona; Me aroha noa Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tō atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa 2. Ōna mano tāngata Kiri whero, kiri mā, Iwi Māori, Pākehā, Rūpeke katoa, Nei ka tono ko ngā hē Māu

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  • Using Citizen Media Tools to Promote Under-Represented Languages

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    I gladly accepted an invitation to participate as a practitioner for the on-line dialogue on Using Citizen Media Tools to Promote Under-Represented Languages from November 16 to 22, 2011 from New Tactics http://www.newtactics.org . I am writing this post in the hope to raise more publicity of this key initiative which will allow anyone with a

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  • August 2011 Māori and Iwi domain summary

    August 2011 Māori and Iwi domain summary

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    The Domain Name Commissioner released her monthly statistics on .nz domain names for August 2011, the details and summaries are below including my commentary. Again,  there is currently no public statistical information about International Domain Names-IDN (domains with macrons).  .maori.nz 636 registered .maori.nz names with 9 renewals and 2 expired domain names. As with last month, it

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  • A decade of free Māori Language software

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    It is hard to believe that a decade ago I nervously released Te Ngutu Kura Māori Spell Checker for Windows: then just last week I released version 3 with over 58,000 words for a wide range of applications and systems. It was about 12 years ago I created Moana Kupu Māori spell checker, which is

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  • Māori macron urban myths

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Macrons can be simply created with Māori keyboards available for all computer and smart phone systems. No longer does the need to press multiple keys to create a macron exist, despite the many articles which suggest otherwise. As an advocate and developer of macron technologies for more than 12 years: I am shocked that so many articles

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  • Māori Language Week in Twitter

    Māori Language Week in Twitter

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Twitter is buzzing with Māori words and tweets about Māori Language Week/Te Wiki o te reo Māori. Below are my initial observations, after reading several hundred tweets this morning. Other ad hoc commentary this week will be via my Twitter account @ktaiuru The hashtags for those that are using them, appear to be as follows:

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  • Google Maori

    Google Maori

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Google Māori is still in dire need of translations to complete its user interface in Māori language. The statistics below show that many parts of Google are still 100% English. Contrary to popular belief, anyone with a Gmail account, can begin translating Google into Māori. You do not have to commit to plethora of translations,

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  • Registering a macron domain name

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Macrons within New Zealand domain names and international domains (.com, .org. .net, etc ) are possible, but with many limitations with finding a suitable New Zealand provider. .nz Since July 26 2010 in New Zealand, all authorised domain.nz registrars have to be able to register a .nz domain name with a macron, they are not

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  • Macrons in .iwi.nz domains

    Macrons in .iwi.nz domains

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    In 2010, New Zealand domain names became technically “able” to include Māori macrons ā ē ī ō ū. The principal community of interest for macrons are those holders of .iwi.nz and .maori.nz domain names, though any .nz address can have a macron. Most domain name providers have not made it easy to register addresses with

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  • Te Ngutu Kura Mac OSX

    Te Ngutu Kura Mac OSX

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Te Ngutu Kura Macintosh download has been updated with relevant information to OSX. While Te Ngutu Kura does not directly offer the software, there is a link to the Hawai’i keyboard with creates macrons. Considering the small market for Māori language software and the fact that Hawai’i also use macrons. I felt that it was

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  • Māori language txtn suggestions

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    If you are reo txt’a, send thru the kupu or how you create the txt Mri or txt them thru to 027 845 7200 so they can include in the reo txt list below, and in the Papakupu project. Txtn in te reo Māori is not a new phenomenon and has been developing over the

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  • Genre Specific Māori Dictionaries

    Genre Specific Māori Dictionaries

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    A discussion about the reason why Māori Dictionaries should stop being genre specific and be more inclusive of all Māori words. I use loan words as an example here. As a child who was brought up with te reo Māori (including Te Karere Māori News) in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I heard a

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  • Do we need a new Māori Dictionary

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    It may appear that this Papakupu project has arisen out of nowhere, but the truth is that the original idea began over 16 years ago as a budding young IT probie. I was the architect and builder of Te Reo Tupu Māori dictionary (now known as Reo Tupu). Many said Te Reo Tupu is and

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  • Is it only the rich who can afford to learn Māori?

    Is it only the rich who can afford to learn Māori?

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    There are many published Māori Dictionaries, some general and others specialised that much tax payers money is consumed funding the creation of multiple resources of which many have major cross over in terms of words and definitions. The Papakupu project has referenced over 200 various dictionaries and glossaries. The Canterbury Public Library online book catalogue

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  • New Māori Language Dictionary

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    I am working on a new Māori Dictionary that will revolutionise the way we think of, and use Māori Language Dictionaries.

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  • maori dot nz myths

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    There are many misunderstandings about .maori.nz and its availability. This brief post should educate and dis spell any misunderstandings.

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  • Technologically correct macrons

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Creating umlauts for macrons is no longer acceptable and is an outdated practice. Free and supported macron software is available on the web and should be installed.

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  • Avoiding GNA with tribal databases

    Avoiding GNA with tribal databases

    Karaitiana Taiuru

    Out of date membership details can cost organisations hundreds of thousands of dollars per annum. Despite the fact society has dramatically changed the way it communicates, database structures appear relatively un modified.

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