Language

As a native speaker of te reo Maori, Joe Mcleod gives examples of mispronounced Kupu Maori (Maori words). Audio

Simon Mercep gets a one-on-one lesson in te reo Maori with Evelyn Tobin, who's a Maori Language Commissioner and whose contribution to Te Reo has been recognised by the Queen. They examine the phrase… Audio

It is hoped that a dictionary of Vanuatu's local sign language will add momentum to moves to introduce a national language for deaf people and their communities. Audio

How to swear without swearing; is it a street, road, avenue... Audio

Dr Andrea Calude from the Department of Applied Linguistics at Waikato University was one of a small group of researchers at the University of Reading who made an attempt to trace a group of words… Audio

Esperanto is undoubtedly the best known and most successful invented language but it's far from the only one. Richard Langston talks to Arika Okrent who lists 500 of them in her book 'In the Land of… Audio

Words and phrases Time Magazine wants deleted from the vocabulary in 2013. Audio

Jim talks about "Keep calm and carry on" and "What it says on the tin". Audio

Te reo Māori with Te Manu Korihi host Eru Rerekura... pronunciation guides, especially for place names. Audio

Peter Dowling looks at the names of marae: Taputapuatea, Tūrangawaewae. Audio

Simon Mercep looks at whether a second language for primary schoolchildren should be mandatory. Audio

A lexicographer who was born in Whanganui has been found responsible for covertly getting rid of words from the Oxford English Dictionary. Audio

The commission that promotes the use of the Maori language says the coining of new Maori words is getting out of hand after the creation of new terms for Facebook. Audio

The Lake Superior State University annual list of banished words and phrases is out. Audio

Writer and swearing consultant for the British television series The Thick of It, and columnist for The Guardian. Audio

A small group for the Deaf in South Auckland is developing sign language in Maori. Audio

Linguistics expert David Crystal has written more than 100 books, the latest of which is called Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling, which begins with the arrival of Christian… Audio

Providing employment for people with disabilites and a project archiving the evolution of New Zealand Sign Language. Audio

Katy Gosset examines the language of disability and how it's changed over time. Audio

Ngā tākaro – sports, tamaiti – child, tamariki – children, māhita – teacher, pouaka tina – lunchbox, wai ipu – water bottle, pene rākau – pencil, pukapuka – book. Audio