A Maori Podcast

Reo With Kayla: I speak with an aspiring self-taught polyglot - We discuss the importance of friendship in language acquisition & her preparation to spend an entire year without speaking English

A Maori Podcast

Show Notes

*Māhauhau - temporary shelter / hostel. (I said the wrong word in this episode. I had called it Māraurau.)

Kia ora e te iwi!

I had the privilege of speaking with my friend Kayla.

We speak on our shared interest in language acquisition, the importance of speaking and having friends to speak with regularly, her language routines, how she went about learning Spanish, and her preparation to go an entire year without speaking English. Kayla also shares her love of Te Reo Maori by helping others learn our treasured language. https://www.reowithkayla.com/

Ko te reo kia rere! Mauri ora!

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