In the staffroom, I happened to overhear someone listening to Māori. They were using a smartphone, applying some ap, apparently. (I don't know much about them.)
But it appeared tedious, inefficient. A phrase (of greeting?) repeated over and over, to get the correct pronunciation. In the hope of locking it into place, or maybe of oiling the innards and overcoming friction.
I can't help thinking that for someone who identifies as Māori it must feel odd to have to learn te reo in that manner.
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