Maori
RegionNew Zealand
FamilyAustronesian
Speakers190,000 speakers
ScriptLatin
TypeAlphabetic
About Maori
The language of the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. Experienced a major revival since the 1980s. The haka, a ceremonial war dance, is performed in Maori. Has 5 vowel sounds that can be long or short. Protected by the Treaty of Waitangi.
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