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Learn Cook Islands Māori

Learn Cook Islands Māori

By: Tom Harrison and Charlie Charlie
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Planning a trip to Rarotonga? Want to learn or brush up on your Cook Islands' Māori? Maybe you overheard something but couldn't quite understand? We can help by delivering bite sized lessons that teach you the formal, casual, and slang words of the Cook Islands' Māori language. So put those headphones on, go walk the dog (or cat) and let us help YOU learn the language! Hosted by Charlie Charlie (jnr_charlie) and Tom Harrison (tom_harrison_jnr), the boys from Kuki Learning. Email: info@kukilearning.com Links: https://linktr.ee/kukilearning Website: https://kukilearning.com/Tom Harrison and Charlie Charlie Language Learning
Episodes
  • Lesson 129 - Saying “Thank you very much”
    Jun 27 2025

    meitaki maata = thank you very much (Rarotonga)

    meitaki atupaka = thank you very much (Aitutaki)

    meitaki = good, thanks,

    maata/atupaka = big, many, large


    Join the team at ⁠Kuki Learning⁠ as they work to keep the Cook Islands Māori language and culture alive; and share it with the world. Your hosts, Charlie Charlie and Tom Harrison, both proudly hail from Aitutaki and share strong family ties to Rarotonga, Atiu, Mauke, and Pukapuka.

    Now based in Aotearoa New Zealand, they stay closely connected to the islands and frequently return home. Each episode is designed to teach you the basics of Cook Islands Māori, with bite-sized lessons, cultural insights, and real-life stories from two passionate educators.

    Whether you're a beginner or reconnecting with your roots, this is for you.

    Got a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at: info@kukilearning.com

    Web: https://kukilearning.com/

    Other content:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/kukilearning⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Podcast:

    https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kukilearning/subscribe

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    4 mins
  • Lesson 128 - Saying “Goodbye”
    Jun 24 2025

    ka kite = see you/see ya

    aere ra = walk then/go then (said by the person staying)

    e noo ake ra = I’ll leave you to it (said by the person leaving)


    Join the team at ⁠Kuki Learning⁠ as they work to keep the Cook Islands Māori language and culture alive; and share it with the world. Your hosts, Charlie Charlie and Tom Harrison, both proudly hail from Aitutaki and share strong family ties to Rarotonga, Atiu, Mauke, and Pukapuka.

    Now based in Aotearoa New Zealand, they stay closely connected to the islands and frequently return home. Each episode is designed to teach you the basics of Cook Islands Māori, with bite-sized lessons, cultural insights, and real-life stories from two passionate educators.

    Whether you're a beginner or reconnecting with your roots, this is for you.

    Got a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at: info@kukilearning.com

    Web: https://kukilearning.com/

    Other content:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/kukilearning⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Podcast:

    https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kukilearning/subscribe


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    6 mins
  • Lesson 127 - Saying “Hello”
    Jun 19 2025

    Join the team at ⁠Kuki Learning⁠ as they work to keep the Cook Islands Māori language and culture alive; and share it with the world. Your hosts, Charlie Charlie and Tom Harrison, both proudly hail from Aitutaki and share strong family ties to Rarotonga, Atiu, Mauke, and Pukapuka.

    Now based in Aotearoa New Zealand, they stay closely connected to the islands and frequently return home. Each episode is designed to teach you the basics of Cook Islands Māori, with bite-sized lessons, cultural insights, and real-life stories from two passionate educators.

    Whether you're a beginner or reconnecting with your roots, this is for you.

    Got a topic you’d like us to cover? Email us at: info@kukilearning.com

    Web: https://kukilearning.com/

    Other content:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/kukilearning⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Podcast:

    https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kukilearning/subscribe


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    5 mins

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