Māori language

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Māori
Language familyPaleo-Agmatic languages
Early form(s)Proto-Agmatic,
Proto-West Agmatic
Official status
Spoken inUnofficial minority language in parts of Pua
Speaker
Endonymte reo Māori [tɛ ɾɛɔ ˈmaːɔɾi], often shortened to te reo
Technical information
Language codemri


Māori (Sometimes spelled Maori or Maaori, known to its speakers as te reo Māori [tɛ ɾɛɔ ˈmaːɔɾi], also with alternate spellings, can be shortened to te reo) is a Paleo-Agmatic (Ŋarchepelagic) language. It is spoken by minority communities accross the Pua region and was the source of the lexicon of Toki Pua. Many place names in Pua are derived from Māori words, through Toki Pua. It is not an official language in any ŋation.