Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 9, 2017 18:24:21 GMT 12
MAORI AFFAIRS MINISTER BACKS PROPOSAL FOR BILINGUAL TOWNS
Te reo Māori could soon join te reo Pākehā on traffic signs, ATMs or restaurant menus in several New Zealand towns that are considering going bilingual.
The Māori Party co-leader said the the towns have been presented with guidelines on bilingual signage, but it would be up to them to decide how to become bilingual.
He said the proposal provided huge opportunities to celebrate language.
"Street names, that might be one part of it. Stop, Go, pedestrian crossings. Could be that businesses adopt the whole notion of going bilingual by having all of their signs both in English and Māori, to invoices in Māori, to allowing cheques to being signed in Māori or being printed in both languages, through to signs over the top of ATM machines."......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/330382/maori-affairs-minister-backs-proposal-for-bilingual-towns
Te reo Māori could soon join te reo Pākehā on traffic signs, ATMs or restaurant menus in several New Zealand towns that are considering going bilingual.
The Māori Party co-leader said the the towns have been presented with guidelines on bilingual signage, but it would be up to them to decide how to become bilingual.
He said the proposal provided huge opportunities to celebrate language.
"Street names, that might be one part of it. Stop, Go, pedestrian crossings. Could be that businesses adopt the whole notion of going bilingual by having all of their signs both in English and Māori, to invoices in Māori, to allowing cheques to being signed in Māori or being printed in both languages, through to signs over the top of ATM machines."......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/330382/maori-affairs-minister-backs-proposal-for-bilingual-towns