Language European New Zealanders



new zealand english major variety of english language , used throughout new zealand. having official status in constitution, new zealand english 1 of country s official languages , first language of majority of population.


new zealand english began diverge british english after english language established in new zealand colonists during 19th century. arose intermingling of settlers great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of british isles , developed distinct variety of english. new zealand english differs other varieties of english in vocabulary, accent, pronunciation, register, grammar , spelling.


the earliest form of new zealand english first spoken children of colonists born colony of new zealand. first generation of children created new dialect become language of nation. new zealand-born children in new colony exposed wide range of dialects on british isles, in particular ireland , south east england. native-born children of colony created new dialect speech heard around them, , expressed peer solidarity. when new settlers arrived, new dialect strong enough blunt other patterns of speech. commonly spoken european languages other english in new zealand french , german.







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