te reo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of te reo
Māori, literally: the language
Example Sentences
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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
“Before this,” Mohi said, “there were only a handful of artists recording in te reo Maori.”
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
By the 1980s, fewer than 20% of Māori spoke te reo.
From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2018
They said the word may have come from a colloquial name for a type of tussock known as makura, or pukio in te reo in the Maori language.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2015
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