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Maori or Māori (; ) is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Since 1987, it has been one of New Zealand's official languages. It is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian. According to a 2001 survey on the health of the Māori language, the number of very fluent adult speakers was about 9% of the Māori population, or adults. A national census undertaken in 2006 says that about 4% of the New Zealand population, or 23.7% of the Maori population could hold a conversation in Maori about everyday things.〔 == Name == The English word comes from the Maori language, where it is spelled "Māori". In New Zealand the Maori language is commonly referred to as ''Te Reo'' (:tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ) "the language", short for ''te reo Māori''. The spelling "Maori" (without macron) is standard in English outside New Zealand in both general〔Encyclopædia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/363498/Maori-language〕 and linguistic〔Ethnologue http://www.ethnologue.com/language/mri〕 usage. The Maori-language spelling "Māori" (with macron) has become common in New Zealand English in recent years, particularly in Maori-specific cultural contexts,〔Māori Language Act 1987: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1987/0176/latest/DLM124116.html〕〔Te Ara museum: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/maori-new-zealanders〕 although the traditional English spelling is still prevalent in general media and government use.〔New Zealand Herald newspaper: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/maori/search/results.cfm?kw1=maori&kw2=&st=gsa〕〔Government of New Zealand Web site: http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-Effectiveness-For-Maori-Index〕 Preferred and alternate pronunciations in English vary by dictionary, with being most frequent today, and , , and also given.〔The New Oxford American Dictionary (Third Edition); Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition; Dictionary.com〕 Spelling pronunciations as are also encountered in popular speech〔A blog mocking a pronunciation as "May-oh-ree" used in the television show "America's Next Top Model": http://www.isaaclikes.com/2010/04/1211-eight-things-you-didnt-know-about.html〕〔A user-created reference site giving pronunciation as "May-oar-ee": http://answerparty.com/question/answer/how-do-you-pronounce-maori-is-it-may-or-ee-of-mao-ree-ualea-iacta-est〕 in the United States particularly, but are considered incorrect. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Māori language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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