'You can’t speak what you can’t hear' – how Māori and Pacific sports stars are helping revitalise vulnerable languages
- Written by Dion Enari, Lecturer in Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology
Black Ferns rugby star Ruby Tui after winning the 2022 women's Rugby World Cup.Getty ImagesWe’re becoming more used to hearing and seeing te reo Māori in everyday use these days. And Pacific languages are becoming increasingly familiar too – especially during the Pacific language weeks now under way.
But if there’s one forum...
