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According to the 2018 census, English is the most-spoken language in every district of New Zealand. Māori is the second-most spoken language in 60 of the 67 cities and districts of New Zealand. The second-most spoken languages in the remaining seven cities and districts are: Samoan is the second-most spoken language in Auckland and Porirua city.
Aug 1, 2017 · Learn about the official and native languages of New Zealand, including Māori, English, and sign language. Discover the diversity of immigrant languages from Polynesia, Asia, and Europe.
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Learn about the diversity and trends of languages spoken in New Zealand, based on census data from 2001 to 2013. See the most widely spoken languages, such as English, Te Reo Māori, Samoan and Hindi, and the international languages spoken by 17 per cent of the population.
Learn about Māori, a Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Find out its history, alphabet, sample text, videos, links and more.
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Māori is one of the three official languages in New Zealand and a national treasure. Learn how to say hello, thank you, and other common expressions in Māori, and how to pronounce Māori words correctly.
English is the predominant language in New Zealand, spoken by 95.4% of the population. New Zealand English is a variety of the language with a distinctive accent and lexicon. It is similar to Australian English, and many speakers from the Northern Hemisphere are unable to tell the accents apart.
Sep 24, 2019 · The two official languages of New Zealand are Māori and New Zealand Sign Language. For official languages, though, not many Kiwis speak either one. There are roughly 600,000 ethnic Māori in the country, but only about 100,000 who can understand the language, and 30,000 – 50,000 speakers of the language over 15 years old.
