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Description[edit | edit source]

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.

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Table from New Zealand Language Page

Days of the week and Months in Māori

Day	Adaptation	Official
Days of the Week
Monday	Mane	Rāhina
Tuesday	Tūrei	Rātū
Wednesday	Wenerei	Rāapa
Thursday	Tāite	Rāpare
Friday	Paraire	Rāmere
Saturday	Rāhoroi/Hāterei	Rāhoroi
Sunday	Rātapu/Wiki	Rātap

Month	Adaptation	Official
Months of the Year
January	Hānuere	Kohi-tātea
February	Pēpuere	Hui-tanguru
March	Māehe	Poutū-te-rangi
April	Āperira	Paenga-whāwhā
May	Mei	Haratua
June	Hune	Pipiri
July	Hūrae	Hōngongoi
August	Ākuhata	Here-turi-kōkā
September	Hepetema	Mahuru
October	Oketopa	Whiringa-ā-nuku
November	Noema	Whiringa-ā-rangi
December	Tīhema	Hakihea

Words for family members and other relatives in Māori (Te Reo Māori), a Polynesian language spoken in the Cook Islands and New Zealand

Māori (Te Reo Māori) Language
English Meaning	Māori (Te Reo Māori) Meaning
family	whāmere (family, household) whānau (extended family) ngare (family, kin, blood relatives, relations)
parents	mātua, (sg. matua)
father	matua, matua tāne, pāpara
mother	kowhaea, kōkā, māmā, whaea, whaene
child(ren)	taitamaiti, tamaiti
son	tama
daughter	tamāhine, tamawahine
husband	hoa tāne, tāne, tahu, tau
wife	wahine
sibling	hāmua (older)
brother	kauaemua (older/eldest brother/sister) teina, taina (older brother of a male) taina (younger brother of a male) tungāne (brother of a female) parata
sister	kauaemua (older/eldest brother/sister) tuākana (older sister of a female) teina, taina (younger sister of a female) kaikuahine (sister of a male)

Māori (Te Reo Māori) Language
English Meaning	Māori (Te Reo Māori) Meaning
uncle	matua, matua tāne, matakēkē
aunt	whaea, whaene, kōkā, matakēkē
cousin	kaihana, parata tuahine (female cousin of a male) tungāne (male cousin of a female) epeepe, matamatahuānga (distant cousin/relative)
nephew	tama, irāmutu, tamaiti whakaangi
niece	irāmutu, tamaiti whakaangi
grandparents	tīpuna, tūpuna
grandfather	tupuna tāne, tipuna tāne
grandmother	tipuna wahine, tupuna wahine, tāua
grandchild	mokopuna, moko
father-in-law mother-in-law	hūngoi, hungawai, hungarei
son-in-law daughter-in-law	hinaonga, hunōnga
foster father	matua whangai
foster mother	whaea whāngai
step-father step-mother	matakēkē

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Māori

A a	Ā ā	E e	Ē ē	H h	I i	Ī ī	K k	M m
a	ā	e	ē	ha	i	ī	ka	ma
[a/ʌ]	[aː/ʌ:]	[e]	[eː]	[h/ç]	[i]	[iː]	[k(ʰ)]	[m]
N n	Ng ng	O o	Ō ō	P p	R r	T t	U u	Ū ū
na	nga	o	ō	pa	ra	ta	u	ū
[n]	[ŋ]	[o]	[oː]	[p(ʰ)]	[ɾ]	[t(ʰ)]	[ʊ/u]	[ʊ:/u:]
W w	Wh wh
wa	wha
[w]	[ɸ/f/w]

Diphthongs: meaning a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another

ua	ūa	ue	ui	ūi	uo	oa	oe	oi
[ua̯]	[uːa̯]	[ue̯/u̯e]	[ui̯/u̯i]	[u:i̯]	[uo̯ /u̯o]	[oa̯]	[oe̯]	[oi̯]
ōi	ou	ōu	ia	īa	ie	ae	āe	ai
[o:i̯]	[ou̯]	[o:u̯]	[ia̯]	[i:a̯]	[ie̯/i̯e]	[ae̯]	[aːe̯]	[ai̯]
ao	āo	au	āu	ea	ei	ēi	eo	eu
[ao̯]	[aːo̯]	[aʊ̯]	[a:ʊ̯]	[ea̯]	[ei̯]	[e:i̯]	[eo̯]	[eʊ̯]
iu	io	īo
[iu̯]	[io̯]	[iːo̯]

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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 ==Description==
-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.
 ==Word List(s)==
-'''Māori'''
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Zealand_Languages Table from New Zealand Language Page]
-*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/maori.php Useful Phrases in Māori at Omniglot]
-*[https://www.maorilanguage.net/maori-words-and-phrases/ Māori Words and Phrases at MaoriLanguage]
-*Table from [[New Zealand Languages|New Zealand Languages]]
 Days of the week and Months in Māori<br>
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-'''Pukapukan and Samoan'''
-*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/samoan.php Useful Phrases in Samoan at Omniglot]
 ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
 '''Māori'''
-*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/maori.htm Māori Language Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/maori.htm Māori Language Alphabet and Pronunciation]
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_M%C4%81ori#Writing_system_and_pronunciation Māori Language Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_M%C4%81ori#Writing_system_and_pronunciation Māori Language Alphabet and Pronunciation]
-*Table from [[New Zealand Languages|New Zealand Languages]]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Zealand_Languages Table from New Zealand Language Page]
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-'''Pukapukan and Samoan'''
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukapukan_language#Sound_system Pukapukan Language Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia]
-*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/pukapukan.htm Pukapukan Language Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
-*[https://omniglot.com/writing/samoan.htm Samoan Language Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot]
 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
-'''Māori'''
-*[http://cookislandsdictionary.com/ Cook Islands Languages Dictionary at CookIslandsDictionary]
-*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/mi English - Māori Dictionary at Glosbe]
-*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/maori_dictionary.htm Māori Dictionary at Lexilogos]
-'''Pukapukan and Samoan'''
-*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/pkp English-Pukapuka Dictionary at Glosbe]
-*[https://pukapuka.world/dictionary/ Pukapuka Dictionary Pukapuka.World]
-*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/sm Samoan - English Dictionary at Glosbe]
 ==Additional Resources==
-*[http://www.cookislands.org.uk/language.html#.YMUf6_lKiM8 Language of the Islands at CookIslands]
-*[https://www.maorilanguage.net/maori-made-easy/ Māori Made Easy at MaoriLanguage]
-*[https://www.maorilanguage.net/speak-maori/ Speak Māori at MaoriLanguage]
 ==References==
 [[Category:Cook Islands]]