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Street View: How much te reo Maori can you speak?

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How much te reo Maori can you speak?

How much te reo Maori can you speak?

Street View: How much te reo Maori can you speak?

JOSEPH GRANT
JOSEPH GRANT

I can speak a bit. I can't really speak it at work, but I do when I'm back home around other Maori speakers.

JOSEPH GRANT, 67

Koutu

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PIRIPI ROSSER
PIRIPI ROSSER

Not much, a little bit.

PIRIPI ROSSER, 46

Central

JOE MALCOLM
JOE MALCOLM

When I'm in Maori company I speak Maori all the time. It depends who I'm with, I speak both English and Maori.

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JOE MALCOLM, 83

Lynmore

DEAN TUNUI
DEAN TUNUI

I don't really speak it at all, but my children are both fluent like their grandparents.

DEAN TUNUI, 49

Lynmore

MOEREWAREWA TUNUI
MOEREWAREWA TUNUI

I speak lots, we speak it at school.

MOEREWAREWA TUNUI, 9

Lynmore

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