How to Say “Thank You for Listening” in Maori
The English phrase “thank you for listening” is translated into Māori as tēnā koutou mō te whakarongo.
About Māori
Māori, te reo Māori (often just called Te Reo), is the language of the Māori people and an official language of New Zealand. In the 2023 census about 214,000 people said they could hold a conversation in it. It declined sharply in the 20th century and is now growing again through Māori-medium schools, radio and television.
Māori is spelled as it sounds and has only 15 letters. wh is usually said like an f and r is a light tap of the tongue. ng is the sound in "singer", even at the start of a word. A line over a vowel, the macron, makes it long and can change the meaning, so Māori is "MAA-o-ri". Kia ora works as hello, thank you and good luck.
| Family | Austronesian, Polynesian |
|---|---|
| Speakers | about 214,000 able to converse (2023) |
| Official in | New Zealand |
| Status | vulnerable (UNESCO) |
| Script | Latin alphabet, 15 letters |
| Codes | mi (ISO 639-1), mri (ISO 639-3) |
Speaker number: Stats NZ, 2023 Census, via Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
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