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Language code: rar

Technical information about ISO 639 language code rar

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The table below provides technical details for the Cook Islands Maori, Rarotongan language, designated by the rar code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

rar

Name

Cook Islands Maori, Rarotongan

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
RarotonganAitutakiAtiuMangaiaMitiaroMaukeManihiki–RakahangaPenrhyn (Tongarevan)
Related languages
New Zealand MāoriTahitianNiueanSamoanTuvaluan
Key facts
Belongs to the Eastern Polynesian branch of the Austronesian familyThe first writing system was created by London Missionary Society teachers in the 19th century using a 17-letter Latin alphabetA glottal stop is written with an apostrophe and makes lexical contrasts, e.g. ʻenua vs enuaMacrons indicate long vowels, and vowel length is phonemicShares over 75 % lexical similarity with New Zealand Māori.
Sample phrase

Kia orāna, pē'ea koe?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Cook Islands Maori, Rarotongan language, identified by the code rar, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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