Ko te āhua o te reo ka whakamahia e te tangata, ā, he rerekē te momo e hāngai ana ki tēnā horopaki, ki tēnā horopaki. Hei tauira, he rerekē te momo reo o te taiohi ki ōna hoa, me te momo reo kōrero ki ōna kaumātua. He ōkawa te momo reo e tika ana i ētahi whaitua reo, pērā i te reo whaikōrero i te marae ātea, he reo ōpaki te tikanga ki ētahi whaitua reo pērā i te kāinga.
The characteristics of language that a person uses, which differ depending on the context. For example, the register a young person would use with their own peer group is different to the register they would use when talking with elders. A formal register is appropriate in some language domains such as in speechmaking on the marae, an informal register is the norm in other domains such as the home.
Kāore e tika ana tērā momo reo hei whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki te hunga kaumātua.
Ko te hunga whakarongo tētahi mea matua hei tohu i te momo reo hei whakamahi mā te tangata.
Whakamāramahia mai te momo reo o te papa tākaro.