<Tr> <Th> Linguasphere </Th> <Td> 39 - CAQ - a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> This article contains IPA phonetic symbols . Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters . For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help: IPA . </Td> </Tr> <P> Māori (/ ˈmaʊri /; Māori pronunciation: (ˈmaːɔɾi) listen), also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand . Since 1987, it has been one of New Zealand's official languages . It is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian . The number of speakers of the language has been in sharp decline since the end of World War II, despite a language revitalization effort . </P> <P> A national census undertaken in 2013 reported that about 149,000 people, or 3.7 per cent of the New Zealand population, could hold a conversation in Māori about everyday things . As of 2015, 55 per cent of Māori adults reported some knowledge of the language; but of these speakers, only 64 per cent use Māori at home and only around 50,000 people can speak the language "very well" or "well". </P>

When was te reo made an official language
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