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Maori, also referred to as “te reo Maori” or simply “te reo” meaning “the language" is recognized as an official language in New Zealand. It belongs to the Eastern Polynesian group of languages and bears a close relation with Cook Islands Maori, Tahitian and Tuamotuan languages. Most of the 100,000 people who speak Maori are of a Maori descent. They are mainly found in New Zealand; a Maori diaspora also exists in Australia.

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• Since Maori is one of the official languages of New Zealand along with English and New Zealand Sign Language, it is regularly used for various purposes like having bilingual names for government departments and agencies. Public libraries and other similar institutions use bilingual stationery and display bilingual signs.
  

• Maori is used as the primary community language in areas like Northland, East Cape and Urewera which have predominantly Maori settlements. Maori language is used exclusively by the kohanga reo Maori immersion kindergartens found across New Zealand. And the number of Maori people who raise bilingual children is on an increase.
  

• There are no definite reports about the language fluency of Maori speakers some of whom use it as a home language, while the rest might not have knowledge extending beyond a few commonly used words or phrases. Overall there are about 8000 Maori monoglots and among the rest of the speakers a larger number probably started speaking Maori before they learnt English. 
  

• Most of the modern Maori speakers can easily understand, as well as converse in the languages used in the Cook Islands which indicates the close relation of Maori and Cook Islands' languages.
  

• Written Maori began when early explorers including Captain James Cook made the first attempts to write Maori with the help of the Roman alphabet. Later, from 1814 missionaries tried to capture the various sounds used in Maori language.

• At present Maori is written with the Māori alphabet which has 20 letters and digraphs.
  

• Maori language has its dialectical variations. Linguists divide them into the following broad groups under which there are further subdivisions:
  

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  • Eastern North Island
    
  • Western North Island
    
  • South Island
    

• The various dialects are not remarkably different and speakers of different dialects can understand each other easily.

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