Maori audio to text: transcribe Maori audio and video
Upload Maori (Te reo Māori) audio or video, or paste a link. The language is already set to Maori. You get a transcript with speaker labels and timestamps that you can edit, export and translate.
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Free for files up to 30 min • No credit card • Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly
Which kinds of Maori it covers
- Te reo Māori in New Zealand
- Regional dialects (iwi)
- Māori in broadcasting and education
One Māori setting covers these speakers.
How Maori transcripts are written
Transcripts use te reo Māori spelling, often with macrons on long vowels (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū).
In our test on read sentences, macrons appeared in common words such as kōrero and ngā, but not on every long vowel, and English words in the reading, such as kilometres, were written in English. Add missing macrons when you review.
What people transcribe in Maori
Kura and education
Lessons in te reo Māori become text that students and teachers can read along with.
Broadcasting
Māori radio and TV segments come back with timestamps for captions.
Whānau and oral history
Recordings of elders become text that families can keep.
Tip for Maori recordings
Macrons change meaning in te reo Māori. Plan time to add or check them, especially on names.
Translate a Maori transcript
Open a finished transcript in your dashboard, choose Translate and pick a target language from a list of 99+. You get the translated lines with their timestamps, and you can copy them or download TXT or SRT.
Translation needs an account. It is included on paid plans and the Weekly Pass, and with the first file on a free account.
Common choices from Maori:
- Maori English
- Maori Spanish
- Maori French
- Maori German
- Maori Chinese
- Maori Japanese
Want it in one step? Translate Audio and Translate Video transcribe and translate together, and Translate Subtitles works on an SRT or VTT file.
FAQ
Are macrons included?
Sometimes. In our test common words had macrons, but not every long vowel did, so check them.
What about English words in a Māori recording?
In our test, English words were written in English. For long English parts, choose Auto-detect.
Is there a sample transcript on this page?
Not yet. We only publish samples made from audio we can confirm is in the public domain. We tested this language with our own test recordings, on both the free preview and a signed-in account, before adding the page.
Is the Maori transcription free?
Yes. Maori files run on our premium engine with speaker labels, up to 2 hours a month on a free account. You can transcribe up to 30 Maori files a day, up to 30 minutes each, for free, and your first file can run up to an hour. Reading, copying, the full editor and TXT downloads stay free. Action items, email drafts, AI summaries and DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and JSON downloads come with your first file, the Weekly Pass ($9.99 for 20 hours over 7 days) and paid plans. Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly.
What Maori file formats are supported?
All common audio and video: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, AAC, OGG, MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV. Upload directly or paste a URL (YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).