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NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH“Aotearoa”
The “mixing bowl”
GENERAL INFORMATION
LocationInhabitantsGovernmentNeighbors
MAIN INFLUENCES: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY
Germany Brita
inAus
tralia
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
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