New zealand english

1. NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH
“Aotearoa”
The “mixing bowl”

2. GENERAL INFORMATION
Location
Inhabitants
Government
Neighbors 

3. MAIN INFLUENCES: 
PRONUNCIATION AND 
VOCABULARY
Germany
Britain Australia Maori
Rp accent.
It looks like
Cockney
accent.
Vowel
pronunciation.
Vowel n° two
is like a shwa
Vocabulary

4. MAORIS
Borrowing of words
to talk about places,
natural environment,
people, flora and
fauna.

5. 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 words
Big house: “Whare nui”
Ceremonial ground:
“Marae”
Authority: “Mana”
Sacred: “Tapu”

6. PRONUNCIATION
/L/ is dark in all positions
It is non­rothic; they pronounce linking and 
intrusives “R”
There is a glottalisation of /t/
Some vowels are merged
Casual Speech
Height
Weight
Drinks 
They tend to answer with questions
They use “she” instead of “it” as a subject

7. FAMOUS PEOPLE