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What languages are spoken in New Zealand?

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What languages are spoken in New Zealand?

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According to the 2008 estimate there are over 174 different languages spoken in New Zealand including sign languages. After English and Maori, the most common are Samoan (85,428 speakers), French (53,757), Hindi (44,589) and Yue (better known as Cantonese, spoken by 44,154 people). The number of French speakers is probably because of the French population in New Zealand, also because it is a subject taught in most schools, and because of the large scale of Francophone immigration.