Quote Originally Posted by fungus pudding View Post
It may be a dead language with little or no relevance in the modern world, but it certainly isn't the end of the story. Dixi (Latin)
Reports of its death are highly exaggerated; to wit this discussion for one example. Language is always evolving. English itself has not been a static language. The use of Te Red Maori is indeed growing. However I think what may also be likely will be the growth of the NZ dialect of English, incorporating a growing number of Maori words and expressions. Aotearoa may yet become the name for the country in both English and Te Reo Maori, in popular use if not by legal promulgation.

Welsh/Cymraeg usage is growing in the UK, and many of the ways it is taught and used are similar in NZ with Maori/Te Reo