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7/27/2015

Topic Reading-Vol.1202-7/27/2015

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
New Zealand teen's hit Maori pronunciation video
Speaking something one strongly believes could spur unexpectedly high reactions. This is a good example of such cases. A video clip posted by a 15-year old New Zealander claiming for more effort to be made to preserve the indigenous language, Maori, was viewed by much more than he had imagined.
Although some of Maori words are commonly used in the islandic country, such as "kia ora" for hello and "ka pai" for good, only 4% of the population can speak the nation’s official language fluently.
When a language is lost, the whole culture will be weakened and therefore the history and knowledge will be lost.
Enjoy reading the article about and seeing the video of this young boy’s sincere appeal.


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