Ko te āhua o te reo e whakamahia ana e te tangata ake, e te whānau ake, e te hapū, e tētahi rōpū rānei, pērā i te hunga whare wānanga, i te hunga taiohi me te hunga pāpāho. Ka whai wāhi mai ko ngā momo kupu, ko te wairua o te kōrero, ko te whakahua, ko te roa o ngā rerenga kōrero, me te whakamahi i ngā momo kīwaha o te reo.
The nature of the language used by an individual person, by a family or subtribe, or by a particular group such as academics, youth or broadcasters. It includes the types of words that are used, the feeling or emotion of the discourse, the pronunciation, the length of sentences and the use of colloquial expressions.
hā - essence, tenor, tone
tāera reo (kupu mino)
Whakamāramatia mai te hā o te reo o te kāuta.
Āta whakarongo ki te hā o te reo o te hunga taiohi i roto i te kiriata nei.
Kua mau i a ia te hā o te reo o te hunga pāpāho reo irirangi.