Maori (language)

Māori
Te Reo
Native to	New Zealand
Region	Polynesia
Ethnicity	Māori people
Native speakers	60,000 (2009) 150,000 conversant (2013 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Eastern Polynesian Tahitic Maori–Moriori Māori
Writing system	Latin (Māori alphabet) Māori Braille
Official status
Official language in	New Zealand
Regulated by	Māori Language Commission
Language codes
ISO 639-1	mi
ISO 639-2	(B)  (T)
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	maor1246
Linguasphere	39-CAQ-a
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Māori or Maori (/ˈmaʊəri/; Māori pronunciation: ⁱ[ˈmaːɔɾi]) 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.