Google Home has hit a home run in pronouncing te reo place names. After videos of Alexa choking its way through the world’s longest place name “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu” emerged online, Google Home users then put their speakers, to the test.
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Alexa gets Māori wake-up call about world’s longest place name
“Someone give Alexa some Reo lessons.”
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App saving indigenous Alaskan language from extinction
An Alaskan indigenous community is saving their language and heritage on the brink of extinction with the help of Māori technology company Kiwa Digital.
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Samoan Language Week NZ important to retain native tongue
Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Samoan Language Week has already kicked off with this year's theme; Weave an environment for a better future.
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NewsTe reo Māori going global
A language app with almost 10 million users from across the world has added te reo Māori to its collection today.
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EXCLUSIVE: In the shadow of Mt Everest- Tenzing Norgay's son speaks
Norbu Tenzing, son of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay who guided Sir Edmund Hillary to the top of Mt. Everest, speaks about his father’s legacy, how he is continuing it today and the challenges the Sherpa people face. Tenzing says, "For a Sherpa, the last thing they want to do is to climb Everest”
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EXCLUSIVE: Porou hosts Tenzing Norgay's sons
Ngāti Porou are connecting with the sons of the famous Nepalese mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay. The Talking Mountains of The World Initiative facilitates the sharing of indigenous knowledge around sustainable tourism.
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2019: International Year of Indigenous Languages
The United Nations has named 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages to preserve, revitalise and promote the world's languages. Māori language expert Tawhirimatea Williams says preservation of any language starts in the home.
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Finalists prepare for Māori Language Awards
36 finalists are completing for top honours in this year's Māori Language Awards, to be held at Te Papa in Wellington this Friday.
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Raising awareness for 'severely endangered' Tokelauan language
This week marks the beginning of Tokelau Language Week which Unesco says is 'severely endangered'. According to statistics the number of Tokelauan speakers now sits at 4000.
