Nauruan language
Austronesian language spoken in Nauru
Nauruan (Dorerin Naoero or Ekaiairũ Naoero) is a Micronesian language spoken in Nauru. It, along with English, is an official language of Nauru.
Nauruan | |
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Dorerin Naoero, Ekaiairũ Naoero | |
Native to | Nauru |
Ethnicity | Nauruans |
Native speakers | (6,000, decreasing cited 1991)[1] L2 speakers: perhaps 1,000? (1991)[2][3] |
Austronesian
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Latin | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Nauru |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | na |
ISO 639-2 | nau |
ISO 639-3 | nau |
Glottolog | naur1243 |
ELP | Nauruan |
References
change- ↑ Nauruan language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Probably unreliable. The number is the difference of two population estimates, which may have used different criteria or were based on data from different dates.
- ↑ Nauruan language at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
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