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The most common language in New Zealand is English, but it's not the country's only official language. Since 1987, te reo Māori — the Māori language — has also been one of New Zealand's official languages.
Until the middle of the 1800s, Māori was actually the most used language in the country. But as more English-speakers came to live in New Zealand, it started to be mostly used by the indigenous Māori people.
Then, in 1867, the New Zealand government created schools for Māori children where lessons were taught in English and speaking Māori was discouraged. For a long time, Māori children were even punished or beaten for speaking their language at school.
As time went on, fewer people spoke Māori. However, in the 1970s, Māori people started working to bring the language back. In 1978, the first bilingual school was opened in New Zealand, teaching in both English and Māori. In 1983, the country got its first Māori-owned, Māori-language radio station.
According to government data, only 4% of New Zealanders — about 186,000 people — could speak Māori in 2018. However, there is growing interest in using the language in normal life. In fact, many New Zealanders, including the country's prime minister Jacinda Ardern, often use common Māori phrases, like "kia ora" instead of "hello."
There are now over 20 Māori radio stations in New Zealand — or Aotearoa as the country is called in Māori. There are also two national Māori television stations with shows that celebrate both the language and culture. And every year, New Zealand has a Māori Language Week to promote its use.

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直到1800年代中期，毛利語其實是該國最多人使用的語言。 但隨著越來越多講英文的人來到紐西蘭居住，毛利語開始變成多數本土毛利人使用的語言。接著在1867年，紐西蘭政府創立給毛利人小孩的學校。這些學校都是以英語授課，並不鼓勵說毛利語。毛利小孩甚至會因為在學校說他們的語言，而被懲罰或毆打。近年來，毛利人開始努力復甦這個語言。有了同時以英語和毛利語授課的雙語學校，也有了毛利語廣播電台。人們在一般生活中使用毛利語的興趣也日益增加。

🌏Words & Phrases
indigenous本土的
discourage使洩氣
punish處罰

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Article: Engoo Daily News
(https://engoo.com.tw/app/daily-news/article/aotearoa-new-zealand-what-is-the-māori-language/7VzJUs55EeuGshetE9ekjQ)
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