Maori+Language+(6R)



For many years Maori people have not been taught to speak their own language but instead to talk in English and also forced to speak it. In New Zealand Maori and English are the main languages. In 1987 the New Zealand government set up the Maori Language Commission to try make people talk Maori most of the time. Thanks to the Maori Language Commission Maori is now taught in schools and Universities.

Some Maori words Pakeha (pa ke ha) means Welcome Kia ora (keeora) means hello Hei kona ra ( Hiya kona ra ) means goodbye