New Zealand Language

New Zealand Language

English and Maori are the two official languages which are spoken widely by the inhabitants of the land. Maori came to be regarded as an official language in the year 1987. New Zealand became the first nation in the world to proclaim the sign language as an official language along with English and Maori. The New Zealand Sign Language is the chief language of the deaf community of New Zealand. Now lets have a look at the second official language of New Zealand. Maori is a language which is spoken or used only in New Zealand and nowhere in the world. Though it's an official language but its still striving to hold on to its existence. Queen Victoria promised to protect the Maori language in the Treaty of Waitangi in the year 1840. But the language was not much popular with the masses until recently it gained immense acceptance amidst the people of New Zealand. Maori language is presently used in media and schools most abundantly. In the 1940's large chunks of Maori people shifted to the cities and were compelled to speak English. They felt that their children were growing up without the culture of their own. By the next thirty years the near to be irretrievably lost and thus the drive to save it began. Now Maori is spoken almost by 1, 30, 000 people in New Zealand. So no need of being anxious while visiting New Zealand because a sound knowledge of English is what you need in order to sustain there.

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