kohanga reo

British

/ kɔːˈhɑːŋɑː ˈreɪəʊː /

noun

an infant class in which the lessons are conducted in Māori

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Etymology

Origin of kohanga reo

Māori, literally: language nest

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kohanga reo

Like Runga, Williams didn’t really speak Maori until a few years ago — he attended a kohanga reo, a total immersion preschool, and took some Maori at high school, but none of it stuck.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021

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