Cook Islands Māori language

E46691

Austronesian language Eastern Polynesian language Oceanic language Polynesian language

Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the Cook Islands and closely related to New Zealand Māori and other Polynesian languages.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Cook Islands Māori	110
Cook Islands Māori language canonical	23
Cook Islands Māori dialect continuum	5
Cook Islands Māori language continuum	2
Cook Islands Maori	1
Cook Islands Māori (Atiu dialect)	1
Cook Islands Māori (Tongarevan dialect)	1
Cook Islands Māori (local dialect)	1
Cook Islands Māori dialect	1
Cook Islands Māori grammar	1
Cook Islands Māori language community	1
Cook Islands Māori phonology	1
New Zealand Māori language	1
Rarotongan language	1
Te reo Māori Kuki Airani	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cook Islands Māori language
Context triple: [Pacific peoples, languageCommunity, Cook Islands Māori language]

A. Rapa Nui language
The Rapa Nui language is a Polynesian language spoken by the indigenous people of Easter Island, known for its close relation to other Eastern Polynesian languages and its role in preserving the island’s unique cultural heritage.
B. Māori
Māori are the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa New Zealand, known for their rich cultural traditions, language (te reo Māori), and significant influence on the nation’s identity.
C. Tokelauan language group
The Tokelauan language group is a small Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language family, primarily spoken in Tokelau and closely related to other Polynesian languages.
D. Tongan language group
The Tongan language group is a subgroup of Polynesian languages within the Austronesian family, centered on the Tongan language and closely related varieties spoken in and around Tonga.
E. Fijian languages
Fijian languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Fiji, including Standard Fijian and several regional varieties.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cook Islands Māori language
Target entity description: Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken primarily in the Cook Islands and closely related to New Zealand Māori and other Polynesian languages.

A. Rapa Nui language
The Rapa Nui language is a Polynesian language spoken by the indigenous people of Easter Island, known for its close relation to other Eastern Polynesian languages and its role in preserving the island’s unique cultural heritage.
B. Māori
Māori are the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa New Zealand, known for their rich cultural traditions, language (te reo Māori), and significant influence on the nation’s identity.
C. Tokelauan language group
The Tokelauan language group is a small Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language family, primarily spoken in Tokelau and closely related to other Polynesian languages.
D. Tongan language group
The Tongan language group is a subgroup of Polynesian languages within the Austronesian family, centered on the Tongan language and closely related varieties spoken in and around Tonga.
E. Fijian languages
Fijian languages are a group of closely related Oceanic Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Fiji, including Standard Fijian and several regional varieties.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language ⓘ Eastern Polynesian language ⓘ Oceanic language ⓘ Polynesian language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Hawaiian language ⓘ Marquesan languages ⓘ linked to: South Marquesan language Māori language ⓘ linked to: Te Reo Māori New Zealand Māori language ⓘ linked to: Te Reo Māori Rapa Nui language ⓘ Rarotongan language ⓘ Tahitian language ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Cook Islands Māori ⓘ linked to: Cook Islands Māori language Rarotongan ⓘ Te reo Māori Kuki Airani ⓘ linked to: Cook Islands Māori language
hasDialects	Aitutaki dialect ⓘ Atiu dialect ⓘ Mangaian dialect ⓘ Mauke dialect ⓘ Mitiaro dialect ⓘ Penrhyn dialect ⓘ Rarotongan dialect ⓘ
hasGlottocode	cook1243 ⓘ
hasISO639-1Code	mi ⓘ
hasISO639-2Code	rar ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code	rar ⓘ
hasLinguisticAncestor	Proto-Oceanic language ⓘ Proto-Polynesian language ⓘ
hasOfficialStatusIn	Cook Islands ⓘ
hasRegulatoryBody	Kōrero Māori language authorities of Cook Islands (various governmental and cultural bodies) ⓘ
hasScriptDirection	left-to-right ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin script ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ Eastern Polynesian languages ⓘ linked to: Polynesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ
primaryLanguageOf	Cook Islands ⓘ
region	Polynesia ⓘ South Pacific ⓘ
spokenIn	Cook Islands ⓘ
typologicalFeature	VSO word order (verb–subject–object) ⓘ phonemic vowel length ⓘ use of macrons in orthography to mark long vowels ⓘ
usedBy	Cook Islands Māori people ⓘ linked to: Cook Islands Māori New Zealanders
usedIn	Cook Islands culture ⓘ education in the Cook Islands ⓘ media in the Cook Islands ⓘ

How these facts were elicited