Nauru language
Nauru (ISO 639-3 code nau) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Nauru. It has about 6,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | nau |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | naur1243 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Nauru |
| Speakers (estimate) | 6,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Nauru words
- a
- abu
- ado
- aduma
- aeiu
- aemo
- aeoq
- aewer
- aibu
- aijima
- aijimo
- aijimower
- aiju
- aikwen
- aiquen
- anarama
- ango
- aniden
- anien
- animo
- anin
- anubumin
- aojomo
- aoju
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Tuvalu9,000 speakers
- Kosraean7,790 speakers
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
- Tagalog82,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Cebuano22,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
- Buginese5,000,000 speakers
- Balinese3,300,000 speakers
- Sasak2,600,000 speakers
- Uab Meto700,000 speakers
More about Nauru
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.