Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 30, 2017 16:28:57 GMT 12
SUPPORT GROWS AGAINST TE REO MAORI MOANERS
Race Relations Conciliator Dame Susan Devoy says the response to a column complaining about the amount of te reo Maori heard on RNZ National shows how the language is becoming normalised.
Rather than it just being herself speaking out, a wide range of people condemned the piece in the Otago Daily News as outdated and unacceptable.
She says the more people hear Maori words and phrases used, the more they will have confidence to try it themselves.
"I looked at Maori Language Week this year and thought it’s such an overwhelming change of people embracing and enjoying it. It’s certainly not something inflicted on people and I think people are beginning to understand it is a real treasure and the revitalisation of our language is really important," Dame Susan says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTc5NDk.html
Race Relations Conciliator Dame Susan Devoy says the response to a column complaining about the amount of te reo Maori heard on RNZ National shows how the language is becoming normalised.
Rather than it just being herself speaking out, a wide range of people condemned the piece in the Otago Daily News as outdated and unacceptable.
She says the more people hear Maori words and phrases used, the more they will have confidence to try it themselves.
"I looked at Maori Language Week this year and thought it’s such an overwhelming change of people embracing and enjoying it. It’s certainly not something inflicted on people and I think people are beginning to understand it is a real treasure and the revitalisation of our language is really important," Dame Susan says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTc5NDk.html