It is about gathering together groups that are involved in research and the development of apps for te reo Māori and speech. One of the main goals is to develop speech to text. This is the new world, and if we don t take it upon ourselves to develop this for smartphones and for computers, where our youth spend all their time, then it won t ever get there.
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Human: “Hey Siri, can you take me to Kaitaia?” Siri: “Which car tire?” PhD scholar Isabella Shields, who studies Māori language sounds, believes recognising the distinct sounds of the language is key to the development of a virtual assistant.
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The network of iwi media hubs under the name Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori launched the app at Ngā Whare Waatea Marae, in Māngere, South Auckland.
The new app is called Whare Kōrero and will allow users to access live radio from all 21 iwi radio stations as well as live streams of significant cultural events.
Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori chair Peter-Lucas Jones said it was the latest innovation from iwi media that sought to represent te ao Māori. The Whare Kōrero is a further step towards doing this in a way that expresses our mana motuhake and exercises our tino rangatiratanga, Jones said.
Press Release – Whare Korero The first indigenous media app of its kind, Whare Krero hosts all 21 iwi radio stations and invites audiences inside to access all of their content in one uniquely Mori mobile app. Te Whakaruruhau o Ng Reo Irirangi Mori, the network of iwi …
The first indigenous media app of its kind, Whare Kōrero hosts all 21 iwi radio stations and invites audiences inside to access all of their content in one uniquely Māori mobile app.
Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori, the network of iwi media hubs throughout Aotearoa, today announced the launch of the Whare Kōrero app for iOS and Android mobile devices at their quarterly meeting at Ngā Whare Waatea Marae in Mangere.
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