Free AI Text-To-Speech and Text-to-MP3 for Maori

How to create Maori AI speech as MP3

1. Type or paste your text into the box above (up to 1,000 characters per day for free).
2. Pick one of the 9 voices and, if you like, adjust the speed or switch on Add Instructions to describe the style.
3. Click Read to listen or Download as MP3 to save the file.

The language is detected automatically from your text, so you do not need to select it.

Free limit and premium plans

AI voices can be used for free with up to 1,000 characters per day. For longer texts, AI premium plans range from a 24-hour pass to monthly and yearly plans.

Commercial use

MP3 files created with the AI voices may be used in commercial and non-commercial projects, for example YouTube videos, podcasts, presentations, e-learning and apps. A credit to ttsMP3 is not required. Details: commercial use of text to speech.

Working with AI voices

Voice Instructions

Voice Instructions let you add Identity, Affect, Tone, Emotion and Pronunciation to your voice.

Example:

• Identity: Santa Claus
• Affect: Jolly, warm, and cheerful, with a playful and magical quality that fits Santa's personality.
• Tone: Festive and welcoming, creating a joyful, holiday atmosphere for the caller.
• Emotion: Joyful and playful, filled with holiday spirit, ensuring the caller feels excited and appreciated.
• Pronunciation: Clear, articulate, and exaggerated in key festive phrases to maintain clarity and fun.

Press the "Random ✨" button for inspiration

Press "Help" to see some examples

Add pauses

Same as on our regular voices you can now add pauses with the tag <break time="1s"/>
Example: Mary had a little lamb <break time="2s"/> Whose fleece was white as snow.
Pauses can be between 1-60 seconds long. Please enter whole numbers only (e.g. 1, 2, 3). Decimal numbers like 1.5 are not allowed.

How do I select a language?

AI voices detect the language automatically. However, AI voices do not support ALL languages. Here is the list of languages that are supported:
Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maori, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh.

How do I change the tone or pitch of the output voice?

Unlike our regular voices, AI-generated voices currently lack the capability to adjust pitch or tone on demand. Instead, the AI analyzes the context of the text, including punctuation like exclamation points or dashes, to determine the appropriate inflection during speech.

Disclaimer about AI voices

The TTS voices you are hearing are AI-generated and not human voices. Although this may be self-explanatory, it is mandatory for us to clarify this here.

Example audio files for all voices in Maori

Example sentence: Ka peke te hōreke parauri tere i te kurī māuiui.

Facts about the Maori language:

Maori, the language of the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, known as the Māori, is an integral part of the country's cultural heritage. Māori belongs to the Eastern Polynesian group of the Austronesian language family. The arrival of Polynesian ancestors of Māori in New Zealand is estimated to have occurred sometime between 1200 and 1300 CE, with the language evolving distinctly over the centuries.

In its traditional form, Māori is rich in oral literature, including myths, legends, and poetry, which were an essential means of preserving history and whakapapa (genealogy) before the arrival of Europeans. The written form of the language was developed after the early 19th-century arrival of Christian missionaries, who standardized the language using the Latin script. The earliest-known written use of Māori dates back to 1815, with the first printed publication in 1830.

One of the unique features of the Māori language is its use of the glottal stop, represented by the character "ʻ" known as the "kōkī." Additionally, Māori has 15 distinct sounds, including five vowels which can be short or long, altering the meaning of a word. For instance, "keke" means "cake", whereas "kēkē" refers to "armpit".

In the mid-20th century, Māori faced significant language decline due to urbanization and the predominance of English. In recent years, however, there has been a cultural revival, and the language is taught in schools and universities. Since 1987, Te Reo Māori has been recognized as an official language of New Zealand. This resurgence is exemplified by initiatives like Māori Language Week and the establishment of kohanga reo (language nest) early childhood education programs, which immerse young children in the language and traditional Māori cultural values.

Māori continues to be a living symbol of the identity and heritage of the indigenous people of New Zealand, with its preservation and revitalization considered vital for maintaining the nation's unique cultural landscape.