1. NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH “ Aotearoa” The “mixing bowl”

2. GENERAL INFORMATION Location Inhabitants Government Neighbors

3. MAIN INFLUENCES: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY Germany Britain Australia Maori Rp accent. It looks like Cockney accent. Vowel pronunciation. Vowel n° two is like a shwa Vocabulary

4. MAORIS Borrowing of words to talk about places, natural environment, people, flora and fauna.

5. Hello : “Kia Ora” Food:“ Kai” Plants: “Kauri”, “Tötora”, “Rimu” Birds: “Giant moa”, “Eponymous kiwi”, “White heron”, “Kötuku”,”Song bird”, “Tui”. Seafood: “Hoki”, “Toheroa”,”Cockabully”. Cultural words Big house: “Whare nui” Ceremonial ground: “Marae” Authority: “Mana” Sacred: “Tapu”

7. FAMOUS PEOPLE