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| Thread ID: 113437 | 2010-10-20 02:26:00 | Maori language dying - is it really a problem though? | wratterus (105) | PC World Chat |
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| 1146349 | 2010-10-20 09:33:00 | yp nglsh wll chng coz 2 mny peeps txting n nw alwd n NCEA xams ... go figga :D | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1146350 | 2010-10-20 09:40:00 | I'm also thinking....if the Maori language does eventually disappear.....would Maori tribes all over NZ be able to sue the government? If yes, would it be cheaper for the government to just keep the language teetering on the edge or face some sort of potential lawsuit from Maori tribes? | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 1146351 | 2010-10-20 09:49:00 | It's good for tourism..:lol: | SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1146352 | 2010-10-20 09:56:00 | It seems obvious to me that over time this was going to happen - if you live in a country that speaks (for example) english as it's main language, then you expect people living in that country to speak it's language...I can't see why it's still taught in schools - IMO it should be parent's job to teach their kids if they want the knowledge of the language to continue past their generation. Ratty, you live in a country that speaks English as its main language. Please, learn the language of the country. Its is the possessive form of the pronoun it. It's is a contraction of either it is or it has. That is all. |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
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| 1146354 | 2010-10-20 09:59:00 | edited | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1146355 | 2010-10-20 18:33:00 | Find me a person who likes to have a laguage forced on them and I will find you a maori language lover. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1146356 | 2010-10-20 20:08:00 | Its no problem to me, seems a lot of maoris are too lazy to learn the maoris language. Its not my fault because I am European. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1146357 | 2010-10-20 20:23:00 | Maori people seem pretty content to talk 'bro' instead anyway. Y'know, say 'hello' in maori then the rest in lower class new york dialect with the added idea of 'bro' or 'bo'. I might be prejudiced but then I've never had a good experience with the maori people nor the language they speak. Like goodies it was forced on me throughout primary school, and even at highschool, the constant ceremonies really just pissed me off. The kapa haka performances I didn't mind so much, but only at appropriate times. Like that time they 'blessed' the new train service in wellington or wherever. It's a god damn train. Why the hell would you even? Anyway, must stop before I go really off track. (lol pun) |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1146358 | 2010-10-20 21:15:00 | Maori people seem pretty content to talk 'bro' instead anyway. Y'know, say 'hello' in maori then the rest in lower class new york dialect with the added idea of 'bro' or 'bo'. Worked alongside a young maori who listened to hip hop music all day and spoke 'bro' fluently. I used to say to him, as he listened to that crap, "The old maori chants are the best, eh bro?" He became a bit upset but carried on listening and chanting. I'm quite certain that I knew more maori songs and more maori history than he did and he appears to be typical of young maori. They just don't seem to care about their own culture but are keen to embrace the black American ways. With that type of person around, is it any wonder that the maori language is almost dead and maori culture is going the same way? What annoys me is that we Europeans are supposed to care! I certainly don't.:angry |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
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