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Other terms relate to Māori customs. All of these words are commonly encountered in New Zealand English, and several (such as kiwi) are widely used across other varieties of English, and in other languages. The Māori alphabet includes both long and short vowels, which change the meaning of words. [1]
The use of Māori words in New Zealand English has increased since the 1990s, [2] [3] and English-language publications increasingly use macrons to indicate long vowels. [4] Māori words are usually not italicised in New Zealand English, and most publications follow the Māori-language convention of the same word for singular and plural (e.g ...
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New Zealanders often reply to a question or emphasise a point by adding a rising intonation at the end of the sentence. [21] New Zealand English has also borrowed words and phrases from Māori, such as haka (war dance), kia ora (a greeting), mana (power or prestige), puku (stomach), taonga (treasure) and waka (canoe). [22] [23]
There is a basic flaw in this article. The title is: "List of English words of Māori origin" and the opening sentence says: "The following Māori words exist as loanwords in English" Well, what is it, a list of English words or Maori words? The key word to focus on is 'assimilation'. Roger 8 Roger 19:19, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
28 languages. العربية ... Māori words and phrases (2 C, 73 P) Māori-language film directors (15 P) ... Maori Language Act 1987; Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori;
The English word Maori is a borrowing from the Māori language, where it is spelled Māori.In New Zealand, the Māori language is often referred to as te reo [tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ] ("the language"), short for te reo Māori ("the Māori language").
Cook Islands Maori English Word-to-word and gloss au Ka ʻaere au ki te ʻāpiʻi āpōpō listen ⓘ I'm going to school tomorrow. (unaccomplished asp.)/ go / I / (prep. goal/destination) / the / learn / tomorrow Ka ʻārote au inanaʻi, nō te ua rā, kua ʻakakore au: I was going to do the ploughing yesterday, but gave it up because of the rain.