Task: Sentence Expansion
Input (English): Their native language , the Ma ̄ ori language , is an official language of the country .
Output (English): The Ma ̄ ori language , also known as " te reo Ma ̄ ori " ( pronounced ˈmaːoɾi , te ˈɾeo ˈmaːoɾi ) or simply " Te Reo " ( " the language " ) , has the status of an official language .