Aitutakian dialect

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The Aitutakian dialect is a variant of the Cook Islands Māori language traditionally spoken on the island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Aitutakian dialect canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian language variety
dialect
associatedWith Aitutaki culture
Aitutaki identity
closelyRelatedTo Rarotongan dialect
other Cook Islands Māori dialects
country Cook Islands
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasAncestor Proto-Austronesian language
linked to: Proto-Austronesian

Proto-Oceanic language
Proto-Polynesian language
hasDistinctive local vocabulary
pronunciation patterns
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
ISO639Macrolanguage rar (Cook Islands Māori)
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Oceanic languages
Polynesian languages
partOf Cook Islands Māori language
region South Pacific Ocean
sharesFeaturesWith Cook Islands Māori grammar
Cook Islands Māori phonology
spokenIn Aitutaki
linked to: Aitutaki Island

Cook Islands
subdivisionOf Cook Islands Māori language
subgroupOf Eastern Polynesian languages
traditionalLanguageOf people of Aitutaki
usedFor oral communication
usedIn cultural ceremonies
oral narratives
traditional songs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aitutaki dialect hasAlternativeName Aitutakian dialect
Te Reo Kūki ‘Āirani hasDialect Aitutakian dialect