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- Māori edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Māori language (Māori: Te Reo Māori, shortened to Te Reo) is the language of the Māori and an official language of New Zealand. It is an Austronesian language. Although it is an official language, not many people speak it fluently.
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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 indigenous language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. A member of the Austronesian language family, it is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian.
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The Māori language (Māori: Te Reo Māori, shortened to Te Reo) is the language of the Māori and an official language of New Zealand. It is an Austronesian language. Although it is an official language, not many people speak it fluently.
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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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Page 1. The Māori language. All images & media in this story. Māori Language Act 1987. Austronesian languages. The Māori alphabet (1st of 2) The Māori language is known as te reo Māori or simply te reo (the language). It is the language of the Māori people of New Zealand.
Te reo Māori is the language of the Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is a Polynesian language, and part of the Austronesian language family. There are three major dialects – eastern North Island, western North Island and South Island Māori. Te reo Māori was made an official language of New Zealand in 1987.
