The most difficult thing about te reo is finding a book of text. Not a textbook, but a book actually in Maori meant for adult readers. Do children who learn the language using picture books stop reading once they are able to speak?
Somehow I own a copy of Nga Korero a Mohi Ruatapu. It is riveting reading! It was translated by Anaru Reedy in 1993, but the original text was composed in the 1870s. Anyone motivated to learn a language through history (for example Steve Kaufmann) would surely be as enthralled with this resource as I am.
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