Extinct Māori-related language of the Chatham Islands
Not to be confused with Morori language.
Moriori
Ta Rē Moriori
Native to
New Zealand
Region
Polynesia
Extinct
1898, with the death of Hirawanu Tapu[1]
Revival
20th century–2001
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Polynesian
Eastern Polynesian
Tahitic
Māori
Moriori
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
rrm
Glottolog
mori1267
IETF
mi-u-sd-nzcit
Moriori, or ta rē Moriori[2] ('the Moriori language'), is a Polynesian language most closely related to New Zealand Māori. It is spoken by the Moriori, the indigenous people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands (Rēkohu in Moriori), an archipelago located east of the South Island. Moriori went extinct as a first language at the turn of the 20th century, but revitalisation attempts are ongoing.
Moriori is a Polynesian language that diverged from Māori dialects after centuries of isolation, while still remaining mutually intelligible. The language has a guttural diction and consistent suppression of terminal vowels, meaning that unlike in Māori words may end in consonants.[3][4]
^"Hirawanu Tapu Peace Scholarship" (PDF). Moriori.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^"A mission to wake up the Moriori language". www.auckland.ac.nz. University of Auckland. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^Richards, Rhys (2018). "Comparisons of Moriori, Maori, and Easter Island Cognates". Rapa Nui Journal. 31 (1): 38–40. doi:10.1353/rnj.0.0001. Project MUSE 716986.
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