I live in an island country that considers itself "Asian" but is actually Pacific Islander, both geographically (it is an island country in the Pacific basin) and linguistically (the native languages in the Philippines belong to the Austronesian family). Thus, I identify as a Pacific Islander. And in line with that, I have already studied an Austronesian language for quite some time (Bahasa Indonesia) but I feel that I need to learn more, particularly one that is considered Polynesian. And te reo Māori is an excellent pick since I have been to New Zealand back in 2008.
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