WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Ko te mōhio o te tangata ki te whakamāori i te reo ataata, ki te whakaputa hoki i te reo ataata, ka kīia tērā ko te mātau reo ataata.
Kei ō tātou marae, kei ō tātou wharenui te tino tauira o te reo ataata, inā te huhua o ngā kōrero tuku iho e noho mai ana ki roto i ngā whakairo, i ngā kōwhaiwhai me ngā tukutuku, tae atu anō hoki ki te hanga o ngā whare. Hei tauira, ko ēnei mahinga toi e whakaatu ana i ngā tikanga mahi tītī o te iwi o Motupōhue (Te Rau Aroha marae, Awarua):
Ahakoa huri ki hea, kitea ai te reo ataata e kōrero mai ana ki a tātou, pērā i ngā momo tohu, i ngā pānui, i ngā hoahoa, i ngā whakaahua e kitea nuitia ana i ngā wāhi katoa. Koia nei ētahi tauira:
He tohu huarahi:
He pānui whakaahua:
