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=== Language ===
According to the 2020 census, the most widely spoken first/native/mother tongue languages are [[Wikipedia:Maori language|Oan]] (''Te Reo Oa'') at 87%, [[Wikipedia:Cook Islands Māori|Kohatu]] (''Olelo Kohatu'') 7%, [[Wikipedia:English language|Staynish]] at 5% and others at 1% such as [[Wikipedia:Georgian language|Salovian]], [[Wikipedia:Italian language|Fortunan]] and [[
The two native languages, Oan and Kohatu, belong to the Polynesian language family. The Polynesian language family is so ancient and unique that there are few link to languages from other parts of the world. Linguists sometimes argue that Polynesian has links to mainland Auroran languages because of similar consonants and their analytical grammar. Naturally, some linguists believe that the Polynesian languages are too old and unique to be reliably grouped with another group. Moreover, because research in speech and language development across sentient species is patchy at best, further understanding of the origins of Polynesian languages is non-existent.
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