Also Known As:
Maori
Dialects & Varieties
- South Island
- Taranaki
- Rotorua-Taupo
- Wanganui
- North Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
Recent Resources
Language and Technology
An article about Māori data sovereignty and language technology.
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
On October 14, the ELP community gathered to celebrate the language revitalization work of the 20
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language in Society
This is a 2015 literature review about language nests, focusing on the diversity of approaches to
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
127,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Māori: Revitalization of an endangered language
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Māori: Revitalization of an endangered language