新西兰毛利人（Moriori）的本土语言ta rē Moriori正在复兴。12025年毛利人语言周从10月12日启动，旨在推动这一濒危语言的传承。1这一举措标志着新西兰在语言保护方面的新进展，背景源于政府对历史过错的正式认可。
2020年2月14日，新西兰政府通过时任《瓦伊唐吉条约》谈判部长安德鲁·利特尔代表，为历史上对毛利人的压迫和语言丧失正式道歉。1ta rē Moriori语言曾走到濒危边缘——最后一位母语使用者希拉瓦努·塔普于1900年去世。1作为语言复兴的重要文献基础，1862年塔普与毛利人长老曾向总督乔治·格雷提交131页请愿书，详细记录了毛利人的传统和系谱。1
从全球视角看，语言流失是一个紧迫课题。1根据联合国教科文组织的统计，全球7000种语言中有40%处于濒危状态，平均每两周就有一种语言消失。1与此同时，考古发现也为查塔姆群岛的历史研究提供了新证据——2024年在当地发现的兰吉胡亚瓦卡独木舟经放射性碳定年，其年代约为1440-1470年。1
The Moriori people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands are reclaiming their indigenous language ta rē Moriori through a dedicated revival effort. The inaugural Moriori Language Week began on October 12, 2025, marking a significant step toward rescuing one of the world's endangered languages 1. This initiative follows a formal government apology issued on February 14, 2020, when then-Minister for Treaty Negotiations Andrew Little acknowledged the state's historical oppression of the Moriori people and the loss of their language 1.
The language faces an urgent preservation challenge. The last native speaker of ta rē Moriori, Hirawanu Tapu, died in 1900, having witnessed the 1835 invasion as a child 1. By 1862, Tapu had collaborated with Moriori elders to submit a 131-page petition to Governor George Grey documenting Moriori traditions and genealogies, creating a crucial historical record 1. The stakes of such preservation efforts extend globally: UNESCO estimates that 40 percent of the world's 7,000 languages are endangered, with one language disappearing on average every two weeks 1.
Recent archaeological discoveries have further enriched understanding of Moriori history. In 2024, researchers in the Chatham Islands uncovered the Rangihuawaka canoe, which radiocarbon dating places between 1440 and 1470 1. Such finds provide tangible evidence that complements linguistic and documentary recovery, allowing the Moriori people to tell their story through multiple dimensions of their heritage.
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