This is a 2015 literature review about language nests, focusing on the diversity of approaches to
Also Known As:
Maori
Dialects & Varieties
- South Island
- Taranaki
- Rotorua-Taupo
- Wanganui
- North Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
Maaori of New Zealand
R.T. Mahuta. 1993. "Maaori of New Zealand." In State of the Peoples: A Global Human Rights Report on Societies in Danger, edited by Marc S. Miller. 105-106. Beacon Press.
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
400,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Maaori themselves have started Maaori language preschools, and they are pressuring the government to offer Maaori through high school."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
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Government Support
Maaori Language Comission, official language status
Institutional Support
Radio, Maaori preschools
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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