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The First-Ever Moriori Language Week Is Here

Summary by The Spinoff
With an extremely small number of speakers, Moriori are aiming to bring back their language from the brink of extinction. In 1835, the only language spoken on Rēkohu – the Chatham Islands was ta rē Moriori, the language of the Moriori. They had long lived in isolation on the group of islands approximately 860km east of Ōtautahi, developing a distinct language akin to te reo Māori, but unique in its own right. However, over the next 35 years, the…

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The Spinoff broke the news in New Zealand on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
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