Moriori language
E645978
The Moriori language is an extinct Polynesian language once spoken by the indigenous Moriori people of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moriori language canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Polynesian language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Moriori cultural revival on the Chatham Islands ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Māori language
ⓘ
Rēkohu Māori dialects ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
archival materials held in New Zealand institutions
ⓘ
wordlists collected by 19th-century researchers ⓘ |
| endonym | Moriori (same as name of the people) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Moriori people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
colonisation and population decline of Moriori people
ⓘ
language shift to Māori ⓘ language shift to New Zealand English ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
phonology similar to Māori with some distinct developments
ⓘ
shares many cognates with Māori ⓘ shares many cognates with other Eastern Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | spoken prior to and during early 19th century European contact ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | mri (historically treated as a variety of Māori in some sources) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| languageOf | Moriori people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Rangiauria (Pitt Island)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rēkohu (Chatham Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort | subject of limited modern reconstruction efforts ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Chatham Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Eastern Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.