Many people whose first languge is English are learning Maori in more or less artificial situations - in schools, community groups or other places where the idea of 'learning through immersion' cannot be realised. I have found, as both learner and teacher, that in this situation, people are helped by basic explanations of the structure of Maori lanuage, if these are given in a practical language that does not raise further barriers to understanding.

Making Maori Sentences is a grammar book for non-specialists which aims to present such explanations.--Nga Whainga