Because the Pakeha have come and stolen their most precious Taonga- their language
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The Maori language has been spoken in New Zealand since before the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century. It was the dominant language of communication for Maori communities until colonization led to the introduction of English. Efforts to revitalize and promote the Maori language have been ongoing since the 20th century.
In the USA most people speak a language somewhat like English.
Roughly 1.2 billion people speak Chinese as their first language, making it the most spoken language in the world.
They speak Greek.
History is the simple answer. New Zealand has three official languages, Maori, English and New Zealand Sign language. Some early settlers spoke Gaelic, French, Norwegian, Danish, and Chinese. The image of the Tower of Babel (albeit apocryphal) is warning enough.
Actually most people in Europe, not just Switzerland, speak more than one language, in fact most countries in the world are that way. America is the weird one in that most Americans speak only one language.
Most Cheyenne people today speak English if not as their first language certainly as a second language. Officially they speak their own language belonging to the algonquain language speaking people.
There is no such language as Brazilian. The language most people in Brazil speak is Portuguese. Portugal is a European country.
More people speak Mandarin than any other language. More places speak English than any other language.
More people on Earth speak Mandarin than any other language.
No. People from Great Britain are British- most speak English. There is no language called British.