New Zealand English

Proper noun

Meaning

New Zealand English

The form of the English language used in New Zealand.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Nu Zillund

Examples

Dictionaries The first comprehensive dictionary dedicated to New Zealand English was probably the Heinemann New Zealand Dictionary, published in 1979. Source: Internet

It includes a one-page list of the approximate date of entry into common parlance of the many terms found in New Zealand English but not elsewhere, such as " haka " (1827), "Boohai" (1920), and " bach " (1905). Source: Internet

Therefore, Māori-speakers almost always communicate bilingually, with New Zealand English as either their first or second language. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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