Cook Islands Language week is coming to a close. But that doesn't mean the end of anything, it's more the beginning for many. Especially for the the sixty thousand (60,000) or so Cook Islanders living in Aotearoa,
In fact, te reo Māori has helped some Cook Islanders when starting to learn their native language, te reo Kūki 'Āirani. The two languages are different, but close relatives.
Dr Ake Nicholas of Ngā Pū Toru and Ma'uke is a linguist at Massey University that specialises in te reo Māori of Aotearoa and Kūki 'Āirani. She speaks to Jesse.
A picture is worth a thousand words...the mood and festivity of the Cook Islands language celebrations in the Hutt Valley this week. August 2022 Photo: Tupu Araiti
