Developing a Māori Language Pronunciation Tool Based on a Māori Speaker Database

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Developing a Māori Language Pronunciation Tool Based on a Māori Speaker Database

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Māori is the language of the indigenous people of New Zealand (NZ). Most southerly Polynesian language. Spoken, at least to some extent, by some 160,000 people (~4% of population) From time of Māori settlement in NZ (around 1200 AD) to the late 1700s, Māori had no contact with other languages. The Europeans (predominantly British) began settling in NZ in earnest from the mid 1800s. By about 1860s Europeans outnumbered Māori. A distinct NZ English accent emerged around the early 1900s

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Date created

2016

Creator

Keegan, P. / Watson, C.I. / King, J. / Maclagan, M. / Harlow, R.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13214

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Indigenous studies / Te ahurea, reo me te hītori o te Māori (Māori culture, language and history) / Te mātai i te reo Māori me te reo Māori (Māori linguistics and languages) / Language, communication and culture / Linguistics / Phonetics and speech science

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