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reo

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/ ˈriːəʊ /

noun

  1. a language

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of reo

Māori


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Schools were established to teach the Māori language, and TV stations, websites and newspapers began carrying content in te reo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

Te reo Maori has been recognised as an official language and is used in schools, universities and public offices.

From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2023

Like Runga, Williams didn’t really speak Maori until a few years ago — he attended a kohanga reo, a total immersion preschool, and took some Maori at high school, but none of it stuck.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021

The singer drew some criticism after recording five songs from her latest album, “Solar Power,” in the indigenous New Zealand language of te reo Māori.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021

Abstract. abs re., absente reo, the defendant being absent.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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