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Apparently, it is only since mid-2019 that Google translate has been able to handle Māori.

On the other hand, the online Māori Dictionary site appears to have been up longer. It seems comprehensive. Here is its entry for the word 'noa':

1. (particle) only, solely, just, merely, quite, until, at random, idly, fruitlessly, in vain, as soon as, without restraint, freely, unimpeded, unbridled, casually, easily, without any fuss, suddenly, unexpectedly, spontaneously, instinctively, intuitively, by accident, unintentionally, without restriction, without conditions, randomly, without knowing why, to no avail, for no good reason, very, exceedingly, absolutely, already, right up until - a manner particle following immediately after the word it relates to. Denotes an absence of limitations or conditions. Often occurs in combination with other particles, e.g. noa iho. Where noa follows a verb in the passive it will take a passive ending also, usually -tia. As with other manner particles in Māori, while having a general overall meaning, noa can be translated in a variety of ways, depending on the context.

Tekau mita noa pea hei omanga māku. / I probably had only 10 metres to run.
He nui ngā whenua i tukua noatia, i hokona rānei e Kahutia ki ngā tāngata whai me te kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:33). / Kahutia had given and sold considerable areas of land to settlers and the government.
Tēnei hoki tētahi minita Pākehā kei konei, i mate tana mokopuna, kawea ana ki te nehu, ā, i tīmata anō ia i te karakia nehu. Nō te tukunga iho ki te poka oma ana ia, kīhai i mutu tana karakia nehu, ā, tanumia noatia iho e ngā tāngata hāpai (TWMNT 13/3/1877:76). / And then there was a Pākehā minister here whose grandchild died and when she was taken to the burial he began the burial service. When she was being lowered into the grave he fled without finishing his burial service and she was just buried by the pallbearers without ceremony.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 120; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 91-92;)

See also noa ake, noa atu, noa iho.

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Google Translate works for Maori. That could certainly be useful. And so, the other day I experimented by typing in some English sentences. I figure that simple sentences ought to translate well if I stick to simple grammar and avoid any idiom.

So that the sentences weren’t random, I obtained or adapted them from a book. I used Johann Wyss’s Swiss Family Robinson.

I will copy them out according to my version of David James’s Gold List Method. I will start my daily session in that manner. I feel motivated to do so, and that must be a good thing! 

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Compulsive reading. That’s where I’m at with Post uit de oorlog. In a couple of days I’ve read 100 pages (out of 150). So that’s two days in a row that Dutch has outstripped Japanese!

The Japanese work is progressing well. I’m able to copy and paste into Google translate, and find the pronunciation of kanji there. That’s a work-around that does the job.

My Syrian students can become a handful. Today I’ll sort them into teams. Assign points to them as a group. They are respectful, but some of the lads can play up in front of each another.

Today: D5 J2     

Total: J259 D138 G49 P37 F24 Sp21 Da1 A1 R1