The official languages of the Cook Islands include '''English''' and '''Cook Islands Māori (or "Rarotongan")'''. Cook Islands Maori and its dialectic variants are closely related to both Tahitian and to New Zealand Māori. The language of '''Pukapukan''' is also spoken and is closely related to the Samoan language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages in the Cook Islands," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands#Language, accessed 9 June 2021.</ref> It is the language spoken on the Island of Pukapuka located in the northern section of the Cook Islands. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Pukapukan Language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukapukan_language, accessed 12 June 2021.</ref> | The official languages of the Cook Islands include '''English''' and '''Cook Islands Māori (or "Rarotongan")'''. Cook Islands Maori and its dialectic variants are closely related to both Tahitian and to New Zealand Māori. The language of '''Pukapukan''' is also spoken and is closely related to the Samoan language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages in the Cook Islands," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands#Language, accessed 9 June 2021.</ref> It is the language spoken on the Island of Pukapuka located in the northern section of the Cook Islands. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Pukapukan Language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukapukan_language, accessed 12 June 2021.</ref> |