NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH“Aotearoa”

The “mixing bowl”

GENERAL INFORMATION

LocationInhabitantsGovernmentNeighbors

MAIN INFLUENCES: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY

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Maori

Rp accent. It looks like

Cockney accent.

Vowel pronunciation. Vowel n° two is like a shwa

Vocabulary

MAORIS

Borrowing of words to talk about places, natural environment,

people, flora and fauna.

Hello: “Kia Ora” Food:“Kai”Plants: “Kauri”, “Tötora”, “Rimu”Birds: “Giant moa”, “Eponymous kiwi”, “White heron”, “Kötuku”,”Song bird”, “Tui”.Seafood: “Hoki”, “Toheroa”,”Cockabully”.Cultural wordsBig house: “Whare nui”Ceremonial ground: “Marae”Authority: “Mana”Sacred: “Tapu”

PRONUNCIATION /L/ is dark in all positions It is non-rothic; they pronounce linking and

intrusives “R” There is a glottalisation of /t/ Some vowels are merged

Casual SpeechHeight

WeightDrinks

They tend to answer with questionsThey use “she” instead of “it” as a subject

FAMOUS PEOPLE