Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 5, 2020 5:22:46 GMT 12
TE REO MĀORI USE BY UNDER-FOURS WIDESPREAD – RESEARCH
A new study has found te reo Māori is flourishing among pre-schoolers, with nearly three quarters of New Zealand four-year-olds using at least some of the language.
The research, led by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, analysed information from Growing up in New Zealand, the country's largest study of child development.
It found 10 percent of children could speak or understand simple sentences in te reo Māori at age four - and about 20 percent of those were non-Māori.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418260/te-reo-maori-use-by-under-fours-widespread-research
A new study has found te reo Māori is flourishing among pre-schoolers, with nearly three quarters of New Zealand four-year-olds using at least some of the language.
The research, led by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, analysed information from Growing up in New Zealand, the country's largest study of child development.
It found 10 percent of children could speak or understand simple sentences in te reo Māori at age four - and about 20 percent of those were non-Māori.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418260/te-reo-maori-use-by-under-fours-widespread-research