Māori language
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| Māori | ||||
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| Māori | ||||
| Native to | New Zealand | |||
| Region | Polynesia | |||
| Ethnicity | Māori people | |||
| Native speakers | 60,000 (1991) 157,000 New Zealand residents claim they can converse in Māori about everyday things (2006 census)[1] |
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| Language family | ||||
| Writing system | Latin (Māori alphabet) Māori Braille |
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| Official status | ||||
| Official language in | New Zealand | |||
| Regulated by | Māori Language Commission | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | mi | |||
| ISO 639-2 | mao (B) mri (T) |
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| ISO 639-3 | mri | |||
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Māori language edition. |
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's an official language, not many people speak it fluently. But the language can be seen everywhere throughout New Zealand as many of the places have Maori names, such as Whangarei or Timaru.
