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  2. Languages of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Category:Languages of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Spanish language in New Zealand This page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 20:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  4. New Zealanders - Wikipedia

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    English (New Zealand English) is the dominant language spoken by New Zealanders, and a de facto official language of New Zealand. According to the 2013 New Zealand census, [85] 96.1% of New Zealanders spoke English. The country's de jure official languages are Māori (Te Reo) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). Other languages are also used ...

  5. List of official languages - Wikipedia

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    New Zealand Sign Language: New Zealand (with English and Māori) Noon: Senegal (a national language along with Balanta, Bassari, Bedik, Fula, Hassaniya, Jola ...

  6. New Zealand and Australia trade barbs over accent and ...

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    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 ...

  7. New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    English is the predominant language in New Zealand, spoken by 95.4% of the population. [337] New Zealand English is a variety of the language with a distinctive accent and lexicon. [338] It is similar to Australian English, and many speakers from the Northern Hemisphere are unable to tell the accents apart. [339]

  8. Māori language - Wikipedia

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    In August 2017, Rotorua became the first city in New Zealand to declare itself as bilingual in the Māori and English languages, meaning that both languages would be promoted. In 2019, the New Zealand government launched the Maihi Karauna Māori language revitalisation strategy with a goal of 1 million people speaking te reo Māori by 2040.

  9. European New Zealanders - Wikipedia

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    New Zealand English is one of New Zealand's official languages and is the primary language of a majority of the population. [49] New Zealand English began to diverge from British English after the English language was established in New Zealand by colonists during the 19th century. [50]