In 2001, as part of a cultural revival movement, Moriori people began attempts to revive the language, and compiled a database of Moriori words.
作为莫里奥里人文化复兴运动的一部分，2001年起莫里奥里人开始尝试恢复这门语言，并编写了一个莫里奥里语的单词数据库。