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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 15, 2016 18:17:45 GMT 12
'IF WE DON'T ACT NOW THE MĀORI LANGUAGE WILL DIE'Te reo ki tua, the Ngāti Kahungunu Māori language symposium, is a new initiative to further enhance the tribe's Māori Language strategy. Ngāti Kahungunu hopes to revitalise the Māori language by 2027. The number of Māori able to hold a conversation in te reo was down 3.7 percent from 1996 to 2013. Many of those who could speak te reo were older, with 43 percent of Māori aged 75 and over able to speak te reo, compared to 20 percent of those aged 15 to 29…… www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/301533/'if-we-don't-act-now-the-maori-language-will-die'
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