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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 11, 2020 4:16:26 GMT 12
MĀORI LANGUAGE LIKELY DOOMED, DESPITE RECENT UPTICK IN SPEAKERS – STUDYUnless drastic measures are taken the Māori language is doomed to die off with thousands of other languages with few speakers, new research suggests. "Even if learning rates can be improved to the Welsh values, the language is still on a downward trajectory; learning rates would need to be significantly higher than in Wales to enable long-term revitalization of the language in the New Zealand population as a whole."...... www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/m-ori-language-likely-doomed-despite-recent-uptick-in-speakers-study.html
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