Cook Islands Māori

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Rare

Rare

The Māori of the Cook Islands or Rarotongan ( Cook Islands Māori English ) since 2003 has been the official language of the Cook Islands. It is related to Tahitian and the language of the Māori in New Zealand next.

• 3.1 numbers

Alphabet & Pronunciation

A [a ], ā [a ː ], e [ e] ē [e ː ] ng [ ŋ ], i [i ] ¥ [i ː ], k [ k], m [m ], n [n ], o [ o] ō [o ː ], p [ p] r [ ɾ ], t [t ], u [u ] ū [u ː ], v [v ] and [ ʔ ]

Grammar

Personal pronouns

• Au = I, me
• Coe = You
• ' Aia = he / she

• Taua = we two, us two ( you and me)
• Maua = we two, us two ( he / she and I )
• Korua her = two
• Raua it = (the two of them )

• Tatou = we, us (her two (or more ) and I )
• Matou = we, us ( you and I )
• Kōtou = all of you
• Rātou they = ( more than two)

Words & phrases

• Yes = e
• No = kare, āuraka, kaaore
• Hello = kiaorana
• Hello! = Kiaorana koe!
• Wow! = Aue!
• Woman = INE, Vaine
• Man = Tane tamora
• Child = tama, Tamariki, Tamaiti
• I come from Rarotonga Rarotonga May = au.
• Blood = toto
• What is your name? = Ko ' ai tou ingoa?
• My name is Mary. = Mary Ko toku ingoa.
• And you? = E koe?
• Happy = Mataora
• Fish = ika
• Sea = moana, tai
• Tahiti = taiti
• Eat = kai- nga
• See = kite
• Run = Aere
• Work = ANGA

Pay

• 0 = Kare
• 1 = tai, tai
• 2 = rua
• 3 = toru
• 4 = AA, A
• 5 = rima
• 6 = ono
• 7 = itu, itu
• 8 = varu
• 9 = iva
• 10 = ngauru