Legal and Administrative Language

Reo Ture

About this concept

Formal Māori used in legislation (Te Tiriti o Waitangi), courts, and government. Specialized legal vocabulary, formal syntax, and conventions of official Māori documents.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C2.

Examples

E ai ki te Tiriti o Waitangi.According to the Treaty of Waitangi.

Ka whakamana tēnei ture.This law shall be enacted.

Ko te mana motuhake o ngā iwi.The sovereignty of the peoples.

I raro i ngā tikanga o te ture.Under the provisions of the law.

Prerequisite

Formal Oratory (Whaikōrero)C1

More C2 concepts

Regional Dialect VariationReo ā-Rohe Modern and Colloquial MāoriReo o Nāianei Genealogical and Narrative LanguageReo Whakapapa Media and Broadcasting MāoriReo Pāpāho

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