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Māori ( Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ⓘ ), or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. A member of the Austronesian language family, it is related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian.
New Zealand has three official languages: English, Te Reo Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language. English is the primary language; however, around 4% (or 140,000) of people speak Te Reo. This makes it the second most commonly spoken language in New Zealand. The Māori language is considered a national taonga (treasure) and is undergoing a ...
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1. Vowels can be long or short. Long vowels are written with a macron (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). If no macron is available, a diaresis or circumflex (ä/â) can be used instead, or the vowels are doubled. So Māori can also be written Mäori, Mâori or Maaori. Sometimes the macrons are omitted altogether and Māori is written Maori. 2. H is pronounced [ç] in some regions 3. R is usually pronounced [d̪] before i and u 4. Wh is usually pronounced [ɸ] or [w] 5. The pronunciation shown above are based on the rec...
Ko te katoa o nga tangata i te whanaungatanga mai e watea ana i nga here katoa; e tauriterite ana hoki nga mana me nga tika. E whakawhiwhia ana hoki ki a ratou te ngakau whai whakaaro me te hinengaro mohio ki te tika me te he, a e tika ana kia meinga te mahi a tetahi ki tetahi me ma roto atu i te wairua o te noho tahi, ano he teina he tuakana i rin...
Information about the Māori language and culture, and online lessons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Māori_language http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-language-week/history-of-the-maori-language http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/maori-language Online Māori courses http://www.maori.org.nz/kotereo/ http://www.maorilanguage.net http://www.tewhanake...
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The first kōhanga reo. Te reo Māori is the language of the Māori people of New Zealand. It was made an official language of New Zealand in 1987. In 2013, 21.3% of Māori and 3.7% of the total population could speak te reo Māori. Māori is a Polynesian language, part of the Austronesian language family. There are three major dialects ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Translated in English to “language nest,” the Kohanga Reo was the first program of its kind to use total language and cultural immersion. For Māori communities, the schools were a revelation.
Jun 28, 2024 · Maori language, Eastern Polynesian subgroup of the Oceanic languages, spoken in the Cook Islands as well as in New Zealand. Since the Maori Language Act of 1987, it has been one of the two official languages of New Zealand. Estimates of the number of Maori speakers range from about 100,000 to 150,000.
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Māori Language Week Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: History of the Māori language — New Zealand History. Te reo Māori recognised as official language — New Zealand History. Māori language week — Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Ngā reo Languages — Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Learn and practise t e reo Māori
