Māori language - Wikipedia
Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ⓘ; endonym: 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.
The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.
Jun 28, 2024 · Born from a movement that swept New Zealand in the 1970s, the Māori model has helped cultures around the globe reclaim what colonization stole. Ngauranga Kura Ranginiwa (left) raised three...
History of the Māori language - New Zealand History
Pākehā were in the majority by the early 1860s and English became the dominant language of New Zealand. Increasingly, te reo was confined to Māori communities that lived separately from Pākehā.
Māori language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot
Māori is a Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand, or Aotearoa ('The Land of the Long White Cloud'), and the Cook Islands by about 136,000 people. It was brought to New Zealand by Polynesian people, probably from Taihiti or thereabouts in about 800 AD, or possibly earlier.
Te Reo Māori: Māori Language | 100% Pure New Zealand
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.
Story: Te reo Māori – the Māori language - Te Ara: The …
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 2018, around 21% of Māori and 4% of the total population could speak te reo Māori. Māori is a Polynesian language, …
Te reo Māori (Māori language) | New Zealand Government
Oct 27, 2024 · Māori became 1 of New Zealand’s 3 official languages in 1987. It’s a taonga (treasure) that our government works to protect. Māori is part of NZ’s cultural heritage and has been spoken in NZ for around 1,000 years. Māori Language Week Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: History of the Māori language — New Zealand History.
Maori language | Act & Alphabet | Britannica
3 days ago · Māori language, Eastern Polynesian subgroup of the Eastern Austronesian languages, spoken in the Cook Islands and New Zealand. Since the Māori Language Act of 1987, it has been one of the two official languages of New Zealand. Estimates of the number of Māori speakers range from 100,000 to 150,000.
Page 1. The Māori language - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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 an official language in New Zealand, along with New Zealand Sign Language.
Te reo Māori – the Māori language - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Te reo Māori is an official language in New Zealand, along with New Zealand Sign Language. It was made official in 1987. Just over a fifth of the Māori population (21.3%) spoke Māori in 2013. The total number of Māori who spoke te reo was 125,352. The total number of speakers, including non-Māori, was 148,395 (3.7% of the population).