New Zealand has so much to offer tourists, from scenic hikes (“tramps”) to beautiful beaches to world-class vineyards. But ...

I wrote about how pidgin originally developed in Asian ports as a way to converse with European traders. In Hawaii it ...

In what's being hailed 'a win for all Indigenous languages', Yale is offering a course in te reo Māori - a first for any Ivy League university.

Based at Ngā Whare Waatea marae in Māngere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.

Greeting the audience with a traditional 'Vanakkam' (Namaste) in Tamil language at the beginning of his speech, Vaishnaw said, "Tamil is a very very sweet language. All I know is three words -- ...

It reflects the way enthusiasm for the Indigenous language among New Zealanders of all ethnicities has at times prompted a backlash — including about what the country should be called. It was also the ...

Orr, who has Maori ancestry, has put the Indigenous heritage and language at the centre of the ... to Maori folklore and the use of common Maori phrases or words has at times perplexed foreign ...

“Aotearoa”, meaning "land of the long white cloud" in te reo Māori (the Māori language), has become increasingly prominent in New Zealand. The conflict highlights the tensions that have ...

Many Muslim-majority countries have their own traditional greetings in their native languages. Among the most common sayings are “Ramadan Mubarak” and “Ramadan Kareem”. These are Arabic ...

Dear Editor, Thanks to Tuma Mataiti (October 27) for his explanation of the correct way (according to him), to pronounce, or write, that famous modern Maori greeting, “kia ora ana (na),” but he is ...

Below, you'll find translations of the most common Greek phrases that travelers may use and come across. We recommend downloading a language learning app or using Google Translate to play audio of ...