Maori or Māori (/ˈmaʊəri/; Māori pronunciation: [ˈmaː.ɔ.ɾi]) is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Since 1987, it has been one of New Zealand's official languages. It is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian.
According to a 2001 survey on the health of the Māori language, the number of very fluent adult speakers was about 9% of the Māori population, or 30,000 adults. A national census undertaken in 2006 says that about 4% of the New Zealand population, or 23.7% of the Maori population could hold a conversation in Maori about everyday things.
The English word comes from the Maori language, where it is spelled "Māori". In New Zealand the Maori language is commonly referred to as Te Reo [tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ] "the language", short for te reo Māori.
The spelling "Maori" (without macron) is standard in English outside New Zealand in both general and linguistic usage. The Maori-language spelling "Māori" (with macron) has become common in New Zealand English in recent years, particularly in Maori-specific cultural contexts, although the traditional English spelling is still prevalent in general media and government use.
Te Reo (Māori: "the language") is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes exclusively in the Māori language (Te Reo Māori) with no advertising or subtitles. It also broadcasts special tribal programming and offers particular focus on new programming for the fluent audience.
The channel initially broadcast for three hours a day, seven days a week, during the prime time hours of 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM from Friday 28 March on Freeview Satellite. It was later added for Sky/Vodafone subscribers.
At present, the channel broadcasts, on average, from 4:20pm to 11:00pm.
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So on point you make a liar tell the truth, truth
And on the low the hood is buzzin' over you but baby I got ya
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After only a movie and a kiss
Baby you're the one, it's almost too much
But I can't get enough, I promise to stay in pocket
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If I put my money on you every time, I know I'd bet right
Checkin' my call log to see if I missed your call
When I was in the shower boy you got that act right
The way you love me I swear that it's a life changer
If I was a dude, homie you would get all my paper
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But I think I like it, boy you've got that
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Cell phone is dead so I'm going to the corner store, store
To check my voice mail on the pay phone
Hope you left the message
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Wanna say you're the shit
But boy you're much more, more
What the streets call the reason
Baby you're the one, it's almost too much
But I can't get enough, I promise to stay in pocket
Oh my, you got the bang to make a girl wanna act right
If I put my money on you every time I know I'd bet right
Checkin' my call log to see if I missed your call
When I was in the shower boy you got that act right
The way you love me, I swear that it's a life changer
If I was a dude, homie you would get all my paper
Don't know what to do with you OD'ing over you
But I think I like it, boy you've got that
Ooh, never thought a hood chick could feel like I do
Writing to the sky boy about you
In the daytime with a flashlight looking for you
Oh baby, baby
Ooh, never thought a hood chick could feel like I do
Writing to the sky boy about you
In the daytime with a flashlight looking for you
Oh baby, baby
Oh my, you got the bang to make a girl wanna act right
If I put my money on you every time I know I'd bet right
Checkin' my call log to see if I missed your call
When I was in the shower boy you got that act right
The way you love me I swear that it's a life changer
If I was a dude, homie you would get all my paper
Don't know what to do with you, oh do you know for you
But I think I like it, boy you've got that
Oh my, you got the bang to make a girl wanna act right
If I put my money on you every time, I know I'd get right
Checkin' my call log to see if I missed your call
When I was in the shower boy you got that act right
The way you love me I swear that it's a life changer
If I was a dude, homie you would get all my paper
Don't know what to do with you, oh do you know for you