Rarotongan
Language Information
Rarotongan (Cook Islands Maori) is spoken in the Cook Islands and by the larger Cook Islands community in New Zealand and Australia.
Rarotongan is a Polynesian language closely related to New Zealand Maori and Tahitian. It is an official language of the Cook Islands but is endangered, with most young people using English.
Rarotongan is a Polynesian language closely related to New Zealand Maori and Tahitian. It is an official language of the Cook Islands but is endangered, with most young people using English.
Rarotongan is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
- Subgroup
- Polynesian
Rarotongan Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Rarotongan
Kua anau rangatira ia te tangata katoatoa ma te aiteite i te au tikaanga e te tu ngateitei tiratiratu. Kua ki ia ratou e te mero kimi ravenga e te akavangakau e kia akono tetai i tetai, i roto i te vaerua piri anga taeake.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights