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Chris Lane – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2020
Is it possible to track the revitalization of the Maori language statistically? Different large-scale statistical collections (censuses and surveys) in New Zealand effectively have different definitions of speaker because they ask different questions. This paper compares trends in numbers of Maori speakers as estimated from responses to questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Language Maintenance, Native Speakers