7 day culture challenge day 5 - Language
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0.000 HBD7 day culture challenge day 5 - Language
Welcome to my fourth day of the #7dayculturechallenge - for the rundown of why I started this new challenge check the introduction post [here](https://steemit.com/7dayculturechallenge/@conradt/7-day-culture-challenge-day-1-new-zealand-food-culture) New Zealand has 3 official languages - English (the predominant langauge), Te Reo Maori (the language of the indigenous Maori people) and New Zealand sign language.  <h1>Māori language</h1> Unfortunately after the colonisation of New Zealand, the Te Reo language has been fairly supressed, only becoming an official langauge in 1987. According to a report by the Ministry of Social Development published in 2013, only 3.7% of New Zealands population could speak at a conversational level in Te Reo. Although the use of Māori language has declined over the years there has been a revival due to many government initiatives such as Māori language week, the introduction of the Māori act and introduction of Māori television. Te Reo is a very important part of our culture, and is a language only spoken in New Zealand - and I hope the governent does more in the future to encoruage people to speak it more, and offer more education so the langauge doesn't die out. <h3>Some basic Te Reo phrases</h3> - Kia Ora - Hello - Whānau - Extended family - Aroha - Love - Kai - Food - Karakia - Prayer - Waka - Canoe - Ka Pai - Good Work <h1>Slang words/terms from New Zealand a.k.a how to speak like a kiwi</h1> New Zealanders (kiwis) have developed quite the vocabulary of slang terms over the years - below are just a few that are fairly common: - <b>Aye</b> - This word turns a statement into a question - e.g. if we had the statement 'Wer'e going to the movies tonight', we could change to a question by adding the word aye to the end 'We're going the movies tonight aye?' - <b>Bro </b>- This is a shortened version of brother, but is generally used when talking to friends, e.g. 'What are you doing this weekend bro?' - <b>Choice </b>- Great/awesome e.g. 'I made the rugyb team, choice!' - <b>She'll be right</b> - No problems/Don't worry about it/Everything will be ok e.g. 'The beach is going to be cold today, do you need a wetsuit?' 'Nah - She'll be right' - <b>heaps</b> - Used to descibe a large quantity of something e.g. 'I'm full because just ate heaps of chips' - <b>Mate</b> - Mate can be used when referring to a friend or an enemy (this ones a bit confusing and often comes from the tone of voice. e.g. with a friend 'Hey mate how are you?'. However with an enemy or someone you dislike you can also use the word mate, e.g. 'Dont speak to me like that mate!' - <b>Wop Wops</b> - Middle of nowhere/out in the country, e.g. 'That party last night was way out in the wop wops!' As you can see New Zealand has quite a unique language culture - with the existence of Te Reo and New Zealand sign language alongside our own modified version of English. I hope you enjoyed reading and I look forward to reading about other cultures! References: http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/cultural-identity/maori-language-speakers.html <b>The rules:</b> - Write a post about an aspect of your culture - e.g. food, arts, dance, economy, money, governement etc - Do this for 7 days in a row if you get nominated - Mention three people who should do this on each day. - Tag it with #7dayculturechallenge and include these rules at the bottom of your post - Include a picture of something from your culutre related to yoru story if possible - Post these rules at the bottom of your post - Note - if you like the idea of this and would like to participate but werent nominated, feel free to join in and just mention that I nominated you :) - If you are still doing a different challenge and are nominated feel free to start this one once you have finished the last one! Today I nominate: @kiwideb @anjkara @kph 
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