Rarotongan language

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Cook Islands Māori ( Māori Kūki 'Āirani or reo ipukarea )

Spoken in

Cook Islands , New Zealand
speaker 42,699 (16,800 in Cook Islands )
Linguistic
classification
Official status
Official language in Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands
Language codes
ISO 639 -1

-

ISO 639 -2

rar

ISO 639-3

rar

The Māori of the Cook Islands or Rarotongan ( English Cook Islands Māori ) has been the official language of the Cook Islands since 2003 . It is with Tahitian and the language of the Maori in New Zealand most closely related.

Alphabet & Pronunciation

a [a], ā [aː], e [e], ē [eː], ng [ŋ], i [i], ī [iː], k [k], m [m], n [n], o [o], ō [oː], p [p], r [ɾ], t [t], u [u], ū [uː], v [v] and ʻ [ʔ]

grammar

Personal pronouns

Singular
  • Au = I, me
  • Koe = you
  • 'Aia = he / she
dual
  • Tāua = we two, us two (you and me)
  • Māua = we two, us two (he / she and me)
  • Kōrua = you two
  • Rāua = they (the two of them)
Plural
  • Tātou = we, us (you two (or more) and me)
  • Mātou = we, us (she and me)
  • Kōtou = all of you
  • Rātou = they (more than two)

Words & Phrases

  • yes = ʻāe
  • no = kāre
  • Hello = Kia orāna
  • Hello! = Kia ārana koe!
  • Wow! = Āue!
  • Woman = vaīne
  • Man = tangata
  • Child = tamariki, tamaiti
  • I come from Rarotonga = No Rarotonga au.
  • Blood = toto
  • What is your name? = Ko 'ai tō'ou ingoa?
  • My name is mary = Ko Mary tōku ingoa.
  • And you? = E koe?
  • happy = mataora
  • Fish = ika
  • Sea = moana, tai
  • Tahiti = taʻiti
  • eat = kaikai
  • see = kite
  • run = oro
  • work = āngaānga

numbers

  • 0 = kāre
  • 1 = taʻi
  • 2 = rua
  • 3 = toru
  • 4 = ā
  • 5 = rima
  • 6 = ono
  • 7 = ʻitu
  • 8 = varu
  • 9 = iva
  • 10 = ta'i nga'uru

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