Search results
23 hours ago · 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.
- Tahitic
The Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of...
- Māori People
The Māori language, also known as te reo Māori (pronounced...
- Tahitic
Mar 28, 2024 · Maori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand. To most Maori, being Maori means recognizing and venerating their Maori ancestors, having claims to family land, and having a right to be received as tangata whenua (‘people of the land’) in the village of their ancestors.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 days ago · Te reo Māori (Māori language) Māori became 1 of New Zealand’s 3 official languages in 1987. It’s a taonga (treasure) that our government works to protect. Māori culture and heritage. Māori culture is a big part of NZ’s identity, so respecting, preserving and promoting it is vital.
Apr 11, 2024 · You can also read about the 50th anniversary of the reo Māori petition presented to Parliament in 1972 inspiring today's celebration of te reo Māori. More sources for reo Māori practise include: Māori language apps. Māori language books, ebooks, websites and more.
Apr 11, 2024 · "Mātauranga Māori is about a Māori way of being and engaging in the world – in its simplest form, it uses kawa (cultural practices) and tikanga (cultural principles) to critique, examine, analyse and understand the world...
People also ask
Where does the word Maori come from?
Is Maori a language in New Zealand?
Where can I find a book about Maori linguistics?
When did Maori Renaissance start?
Apr 9, 2024 · Te Reo Rangatira: Māori Language. The journeys of besieged languages by Day, D. et al. ISBN: 9781443870870. Publication Date: 2017. This book shares the voices from fourteen languages, most of which are indigenous and endangered, that have been “besieged” by more dominant languages.
