Local TV in Rarotonga Covers Dartmouth College Linguistics FSP

Professor Stanford is leading a group of students on the Dartmouth College Linguistics FSP in a field research project focused on the language spoken in Rarotonga which is related to the Māori language of New Zealand. The students are helping with a grant-funded project led by Dr. Akevai Nicholas at the University of Auckland and Dartmouth professor Rolando Coto Solano, in collaboration with the University of the South Pacific in Rarotonga, The language is called "te reo Māori" or just "te reo" by speakers of the language and you will hear Prof. Stanford using that term in this first interview.

https://www.facebook.com/cookislandstelevisionnews/videos/1224519025947055/

These second and third interviews are with students on the Linguistics FSP who talk about their experiences in Rarotonga:

https://www.facebook.com/cookislandstelevisionnews/videos/3931943977123300/

https://www.facebook.com/cookislandstelevisionnews/videos/1437986687580563

For more information about the Dartmouth College Linguistics FSP in New Zealand and Rarotonga, please visit these pages:

https://linguistics.dartmouth.edu/foreign-study

https://guarini.dartmouth.edu/programs/linguistics-fsp-auckland-polynesia