Nauruan language
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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Nauru Dorerin Naoero, Ekaiairũ Naoero | ||||
Native to | Nauru | |||
Ethnicity | Nauruans | |||
Native speakers | (6,000, decreasing cited 1991)e18 L2 speakers: perhaps 1,000? (1991)[1][2] | |||
Language family | ||||
Writing system | Latin | |||
Official status | ||||
Official language in | Nauru | |||
Language codes | ||||
ISO 639-1 | na | |||
ISO 639-2 | nau | |||
ISO 639-3 | nau | |||
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Nauruan Language Media
A Nauruan speaker, recorded in Taiwan.
References
- ↑ 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).
This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Nauruan language edition. |