Skills for Success 5, Unit 2 Reading 1. History of the Maori Language (구문 해설)

1. *Maori/ 마오리인 (뉴질랜드 원주민인 사람)
2. *Maori language/ 마오리어

Decline and revival

1. *decline/ 쇠퇴; (수・가치・품질 등의 지속적인) 감소[하락/축소]
2. *revival/ 회복, 부활

In the last 200 years, the history of the Maori language (te reo Maon) has been one of ups and downs. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was the predominant language spoken in Aotearoa (the Moari name for New Zealand). As more English speakers arrived in New Zealand, the Moari language was increasingly confined to Maori communities. By the mid-20th century, there were concerns that the language was dying out. Major initiatives launched from the 1980s have brought about a revival of the Maori language. In the early 21st century, more than 130,000 people of Maori ethnicity could speak and understand Maori, one of the three official languages of New Zealand.

1. *ups and downs/ 성쇠, 부침; 흥하였다가 쇠하였다가 하기
2. *predominant language/ 우세 언어; 대다수의 사람들에 의해 사용 되는 언어
3. Aotearoa 미국식 [aʊ|teɪə|roʊə] / (뉴질랜드 영어) 아오테이어러우어 (뉴질랜드를 가리키는 마오리어. ‘길고 흰 구름의 땅'이라는 뜻)