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Originally Posted by Sarmat89
Bilingual children do not learn their language in schools.
Maori is not a second language for the NZ population; it is a foreign language for them (or a heritage one for the 15% maori minority). The primary school can't even teach foreign language to A1 level reliably; and A1 is nothing, especially for children.
As a bonus, try to guess how many guided learning hours it takes to teach a child color names in a foreign language.
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I've a bilingual daughter, her 2nd language was never spoken at home, because her parents don't know it, and it depends how good the primary school is. Three of my sons aren't bad and the 4th went to a different primary school because we moved and has only one language.
I think you should stop digging.
Some countries do successfully teach children languages not known at home. But certainly it's a challenge in some countries.