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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''Māori''' | '''Māori''' | ||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/maori.php Useful Phrases in Māori | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Zealand_Languages Table from New Zealand Language Page] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Zealand_Languages Table from New Zealand Language Page] | ||
Days of the week and Months in Māori<br> | Days of the week and Months in Māori<br> | ||
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| style="border: 1px solid black"| Hakihea | | style="border: 1px solid black"| Hakihea | ||
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| style="border:1px solid black"|matakēkē | | style="border:1px solid black"|matakēkē | ||
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'''Pukapukan''' | '''Pukapukan''' | ||
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'''Pukapukan''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukapukan_language#Sound_system Pukapukan Language Alphabet and Pronunciation] | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/pukapukan.htm Pukapukan Language Alphabet and Pronunciation] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 9 June 2021
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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. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Māori
- [https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/maori.php Useful Phrases in Māori
- Table from New Zealand Language Page
Days of the week and Months in Māori
| Days of the Week | |||
| Day | Adaptation | Official | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Mane | Rāhina | |
| Tuesday | Tūrei | Rātū | |
| Wednesday | Wenerei | Rāapa | |
| Thursday | Tāite | Rāpare | |
| Friday | Paraire | Rāmere | |
| Saturday | Rāhoroi/Hāterei | Rāhoroi | |
| Sunday | Rātapu/Wiki | Rātap | |
| Months of the Year | |||
| Month | Adaptation | Official | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
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| sister |
|
| Māori (Te Reo Māori) Language | |
| English Meaning | Māori (Te Reo Māori) Meaning |
| uncle | matua, matua tāne, matakēkē |
| aunt | whaea, whaene, kōkā, matakēkē |
| cousin |
|
| 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 |
|
hūngoi, hungawai, hungarei |
|
hinaonga, hunōnga |
| foster father | matua whangai |
| foster mother | whaea whāngai |
|
matakēkē |
Pukapukan
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Māori
- Māori Language Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Māori Language Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Table from New Zealand Language Page
| 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] |
Pukapukan
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages in the Cook Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands#Language, accessed 9 June 2021.