Rarotonga
noun
one of the Cook Islands, in the S Pacific, 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).
Rarotongan
-
a word derived from
Rarotonga.
Example Sentences
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On their return to Britain in 1834, Mr Williams supervised the printing of his translation of the New Testament into the Rarotongan language of the Cook Islands.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2018
Rere Wichman, a member of hotel staff at the Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa said that guests have been alerted in case of the need to evacuate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2011
We had three services on board, one in the forenoon in Lifuan, in the afternoon in Rarotongan, and in the evening in English.
From Adventures in New Guinea by James Chalmers
Christian, of the Polynesian Society of New Zealand, whose personal acquaintance with the South Sea Islands and their dialects is unique, is translating "Kapiolani" into Rarotongan.
From Bees in Amber A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham
Many natives, however—particularly an old Rarotongan named Hapai, who lived in Apia, and was the proud capturer of several tănifa —gave me a reliable description, which I afterwards verified.
From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Louis Becke
