Cook Islands Language Week – Te ‘epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani

'Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani - Cook Islands Language Week: 31 July to 6 August 2022

Kia orana! 'Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani - Cook Islands Language week is on each year in August.

'Epetoma ō te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani - Cook Islands Language Week celebrates the languages spoken by the people of the Cook Islands; Cook Islands Māori, the Western Polynesian language Pukapuka, and the distinctive mixture of Cook Islands Māori and English spoken by the people of Palmerston Island. Cook Islands Māori has a number of distinct dialects, the most widely used of which is Rarotongan.

According to the 2018 Census, 80,532 people of Cook Islands heritage live in New Zealand and 1,992 people of Cook Islands heritage reside in Christchurch.

2022 Cook Islands Language Week is on from Sunday 31 July to Saturday 6 August.

Teia te tumu tāpura - Theme for 2022:

‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te Oneone o tōku ‘Ui Tupuna.
Connect me to the soil of my ancestors.

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