Editing Māori language (section)

== Name ==
The English word ''[[:wikt:Maori#English|Maori]]'' is a borrowing from the Māori language, where it is spelled {{lang|mi|[[:wikt:Māori#Maori|Māori]]}}. In New Zealand, the Māori language is often referred to as {{lang|mi|te reo}} {{IPA|mi|tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ|}} ("the language"), short for {{lang|mi|te reo Māori}} ("the Māori language").<ref name="Higgins">{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Higgins |first1=Rawinia|last2=Keane|first2=Basil|title=Te reo Māori – the Māori language|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/te-reo-maori-the-maori-language |encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]|access-date=29 June 2017|date=1 September 2015}}</ref>

The Māori-language spelling {{angbr|Māori}} (with a macron) has become common in [[New Zealand English]] in recent years, particularly in Māori-specific cultural contexts,<ref name="Higgins"/><ref name="Language Act">{{cite web |title=Māori Language Act 1987 No 176 (as at 30 April 2016), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1987/0176/latest/DLM124116.html |website=legislation.govt.nz |access-date=29 June 2017 |archive-date=9 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009183739/http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1987/0176/latest/DLM124116.html |url-status=live }}</ref> although the traditional macron-less English spelling is still sometimes seen in general media and government use.<ref>For example: {{cite web |title=Maori and the Local Government Act |url=https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-Effectiveness-For-Maori-Index |publisher=[[New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs]] |access-date=29 June 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125853/https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-Effectiveness-For-Maori-Index |url-status=live }}</ref>

Preferred and alternative pronunciations in English vary by dictionary, with {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aʊ|r|i}} being most frequent today, and {{IPAc-en|m|ɑː|ˈ|ɒr|i}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɔr|i}}, and {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑːr|i}} also given, while the 'r' is always a [[Voiced dental and alveolar taps and flaps|voiced alveolar flap]].<ref>The New Oxford American Dictionary (Third Edition); Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition; Dictionary.com</ref>