Penrhyn language
| Penrhyn | |
|---|---|
| Mangarongaro, Penrhynese, Tongareva | |
| Native to | Cook Islands |
| Region | Penrhyn Island, Northern Cook Islands |
Native speakers | 200 (2011 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
pnh |
| Glottolog |
penr1237[2] |
The Penrhyn language is a Polynesian language spoken by about 200 people on Penrhyn Island and other islands in Northern Cook Islands.[3] It is considered to be an endangered language as many of its users are shifting to Rarotongan and English.
References
- ↑ Penrhyn at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Penrhyn". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ "Penrhyn". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/petitions/document/PET_74065/petition-of-shelley-maree-ward-and-6-258-others-that-the
- ↑ http://www.legislation.govt.nz/all/results.aspx?search=ts_act%40bill%40regulation%40deemedreg_language_resel_25_a&p=1
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/71296013/petition-to-make-english-an-official-language-in-new-zealand
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