Te Aka Māori Dictionary

I bought this with the hope that it would be useful for my trips to Rarotonga. It would be very!! helpful if you could include in a future version also Cook Islands Māori.

I speak o le faasāmoa right now. Trying to learn Te Reo Māori.

Although I have only started using the application I find that it often freezes and I will need to restart my search. I have the same issue when I am referring back to my favourites. Otherwise - love love love the app!

Very smooth, comprehensive app for learning/using Maori language while traveling in New Zealand. Inputs must be precise and this app leans toward traditional Maori, as opposed to modern. That being said, it's the best app of its type on the App Store today! Well supported by university. Highly recommended. Allows for cut/paste, useful for emailing or writing letters!

very useful

This is not helpful for everyday use when learning te reo. For most searches, far too many results come up, many of which are irrelevant. There’s nothing to indicate which is likely to be the most applicable. For example, a search for “dirty” brings up 19 results. Search results sometimes don’t include the most obvious word. For example, a search for “cook” does not bring up “tunu”. This App seems designed for academics and not for those trying to learn the language and to use it in their lives. A Google search is usually more helpful. Also there’s no ability to easily go back to your previous search. You either need to type it in again or exit and then re enter the App to see it in your recent search history.

I've learnt so many words and the grammar explanations are very helpful. The favourites system is very good, and one thing I think would fit in well would be the addition of a feature that allows you to put words/phrases/grammar into lists. The lists could be given custom names by the user and then use them as flash card decks. If this fits the direction the creators of this app are going for, I know I'd make good use of this kind of feature. For a set like this, being able to download the voice recordings of how it's pronounced and accompanying images would be helpful.

the app is not showing up in family sharing??

I’m a Te Reo Māori beginner and this app is so helpful. I’m building my vocabulary and when I don’t know a kupu I quickly look it up on Te Aka. Here’s a few tips for the developers to make the app even better. 1. Please make the recent search list longer. 2. Adding phrases/kiwaha would also be a great feature. 3. Theres a mistake with ‘Kēmu ātea’ the pronunciation is incorrect. It doesn’t match the word being searched for. I think she is saying ‘Takaro a tāta’? Or something simialr, instead of ‘Kēmu ātea’ Ngā mihi

Will be even better when you can search for phrases in the kupu examples. A pātene that lets you go back to the previous search would help.