Rarotongan

Rarotongan (Māori Kūki ‘Āirani/reo ipukarea)

Rarotongan or Rarotongan Maori is an Polynesian language spoken on
the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It’s closely related to
Taihitian and Maori.

Some sources classify Rarotongan as a dialect of Cook Islands Maori
(Māori Kūki ‘Āirani). Other Cook Islands
Maori dialects are Rakahanga-Manihiki; Tongareva dialect (Penrhyn);
Ngaputoru dialects of Atiu, Mitiaro and Mauke; Aitutaki; and Mangaia.

Rarotongan alphabet

Rarotongan alphabet

Sample text in 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.

A recording of this text by Tamati Taylor

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.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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