Languages of New Zealand

English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family. It emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Britain after the end of Roman rule. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire and the United States. It is the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. However, English is only the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand

Polynesian language of Niue

main language of the deaf community in New Zealand

Eastern Polynesian language of the Cook Islands

dialect within the English language

extinct Māori-related language of the Chatham Islands

Angloromani or Anglo-Romani (literally "English Romani"; also known as Angloromany, Rummaness, or '''''') is a Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanichal, a subgroup of the Romani people in the United Kingdom and other parts of the English-speaking world. It is characterised by the presence of Romani vocabulary and syntax in the English used by Romanichal.

Tahitic language of Rakahanga and Manihiki

overview about the languages spoken in New Zealand