Rarotongan
A language of Cook Islands
| Population | 7,300 in Cook Islands (2008). Population total all countries: 33,220. |
| Region | 13 Cook Islands. Also in French Polynesia, New Zealand, United States. |
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| Alternate names | Cook Island, Cook Islands Maori, Kuki Airani, Maori, Rarotongan-Mangaian |
| Dialects | Mitiaro, Mauke, Atiu, Mangaia, Rarotonga, Aitutaki. Lexical similarity: 83% with Tuamotuan [pmt], 79% with Hawaiian [haw], 75% with Mangareva [mrv], 73% with Marquesan [mrq]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic |
| Language use | Trade language. |
| Language development | Bible: 1851–1888. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Prepositions. Fishermen; agriculturalists: arrowroot, coconut, sweet potato, yams, taro, banana, citrus fruit, pineapple, papaya, mango, chestnut. Christian. |
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