MAORI ON THE AIR.
Sir,-I want to protest against the execrable © pronunciation shown by announcers whenever they come up against a Maori word. I have noted and applauded: their efforts in Srench, and other overseas . languages. Surely the effort should be redoubled in the case of New Zealand’s own "language. For that is. what "it is. The Maori was master of all he surveyed long before he thought of tolerating the Pakeha. Why, then, this arrant lack of respect for a.senior and. beautiful . language? When one hears ot "Mohaka" as "mow hawker," "Haere ra" as "Hairy ra," and "Te Kooti" as "Tee Cootie," one is led to speculate on the attitude of the perpetrators. During recent years an attempt has been made to "de-Pakeha" the Maori, -to remind him of his own true culture and tradition; and to awaken a real
interest and sympathy among the Pakeha community. Is all his effort to go for nothing, simply because a privileged few, broadcasting to thousands of listeners, will not take the trouble to learn the rudiments of Maori pronunciation?
PAKEHA
MAORI
(Havelock North).«
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 478, 20 August 1948, Page 32
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182MAORI ON THE AIR. New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 478, 20 August 1948, Page 32
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