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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