Molokaʻi dialect
| Molokaʻi dialect | |
|---|---|
| Te Reo Morotaʻi | |
| Pronunciation | [tɛˈɾɛo moˈɾoˈtɐʔi] |
| Native to | Hawaiian Islands |
| Region | Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi |
| Ethnicity | Native Hawaiians |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
The dialect is native to Molokaʻi (dark red), and a significant Molokaʻi diaspora lives in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi island (light red) | |
The Molokaʻi dialect (Standard Hawaiian: ʻŌlelo Molokaʻi, Molokai dialect: Te Reo Morota[ʻ]i, lit. "Molokaʻi language") is a rare dialect of the Hawaiian language spoken on Molokai. With a substantial number of speakers living on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island.