The Māori Language Commission ( mi, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori) is an
autonomous Crown entity in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
set up under the
Māori Language Act 1987 with the following functions:
# To initiate, develop, co-ordinate, review, advise upon, and assist in the implementation of policies, procedures, measures, and practices designed to give effect to the declaration in section 3 of this Act of the
Māori language
Māori (), or ('the Māori language'), also known as ('the language'), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, an ...
as an official language of New Zealand
# Generally to promote the Māori language, and, in particular, its use as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication
# The functions conferred on the Commission by sections 15 to 20 of this Act in relation to certificates of competency in the Māori language
# To consider and report to the Minister upon any matter relating to the Māori language that the Minister may from time to time refer to the Commission for its advice
# Such other functions as may be conferred upon the Commission by any other enactment
See also
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Language policy
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Language revival
Language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language or to revive an extinct one. Those involved can include linguists, cultural or community groups, o ...
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List of language regulators
This is a list of bodies that consider themselves to be authorities on standard languages, often called language academies. Language academies are motivated by, or closely associated with, linguistic purism and prestige, and typically publish pre ...
External links
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1987 establishments in New Zealand
Government agencies established in 1987
Language revival
Language regulators
Māori language
Māori organisations
New Zealand autonomous Crown entities
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