Moriori language

Moriori
Moriori
Ta Rē Moriori
Native to	New Zealand
Region	Polynesia
Ethnicity	Moriori
Extinct	1933
Revival	On going(2014)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Eastern Polynesian Tahitic Maori-Moriori Moriori; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	rrm
Glottolog	mori1267

Moriori（ta rē Moriori^[3]）is a Polynesian language. It is most closely related to Maori language. It is spoken by Moriori people, who live in Chatham Islands. The Islands are located in the east of South Island. The language went extinct in 20th century, but revitalisation is on going.

Moriori language became independent from Maori language as a result of isolation for centuries, but it is still possible for Moriori speakers to understand Maori language. However, word-final vowels can disappear in Moriori, which means that some words end with a consonant. This is a difference between the two languages.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ 柴田紀男『東部ポリネシアの場合』みんぱくリポジトリ、Retrieved on 21th Mar. 2026.
↑ Middleton, John (23 November 2023). MacDonald, Finlay (ed.). "Waking a sleeping language – our plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori". doi:10.64628/AA.9feuu46ea.
↑ "A mission to wake up the Moriori language". www.auckland.ac.nz. University of Auckland. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. 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.
↑ Taiuru, Karaitiana (2016). "Word list and analysis of te reo Moriori" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

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[1] 柴田紀男『東部ポリネシアの場合』みんぱくリポジトリ、Retrieved on 21th Mar. 2026.

[2] Middleton, John (23 November 2023). MacDonald, Finlay (ed.). "Waking a sleeping language – our plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori". doi:10.64628/AA.9feuu46ea.

[3] "A mission to wake up the Moriori language". www.auckland.ac.nz. University of Auckland. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[:0-4] 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.

[:2-5] Taiuru, Karaitiana (2016). "Word list and analysis of te reo Moriori" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

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