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English is the predominant language and a de facto official language of New Zealand. Almost the entire population speak it either as native speakers or proficiently as a second language. [ 1 ] The New Zealand English dialect is most similar to Australian English in pronunciation, with some key differences.
As of 2015, 55% of Māori adults reported some knowledge of the language; of these, 64% use Māori at home and around 50,000 people can speak the language "well". [10] As of 2023, around 7% of New Zealand primary and secondary school students are taught fully or partially in Māori, and another 24% learn Māori as an additional language. [11]
New Zealand English (NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. [3] Its language code in ISO and Internet standards is en-NZ. [4] It is the first language of the majority of the population. The English language was established in New Zealand by colonists during the 19th century.
Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) [1] is the Māori-language name for New Zealand.The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu – where Te Ika-a-Māui means North Island, and Te Waipounamu means South Island. [2]
The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, where the overwhelming majority of native English speakers reside, do not have English as an official language de jure, but English is considered their de facto official language because it dominates in these countries. [citation needed]
The removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a Māori lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the Indigenous language by New ...
The All Blacks perform the Maori ceremonial dance before their fixtures
New Zealand's government attracted 173,000 non-citizen migrants in 2023, more than double what officials forecast in May 2023. New Zealand will require visa applicants to speak English as its ...