PNH ISO 639-3
Penrhyn
Mangarongaro, Tongareva Autonym
A language of Cook Islands
- ISO 639
- pnh
- Alternate Names
- Penrhynese
- Autonym
- Mangarongaro, Tongareva
- Population
- 200 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Penrhyn.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic
- Dialects
- None known. Almost intelligible with Rarotongan [rar].
- Language Use
- Youngest speakers are young adults. The language is rapidly disappearing (Wurm 2007). Most shifting to English [eng]. Many shifting to Cook Islands Maori [rar].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 95% in Rarotongan [rar].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Penrhyn
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Penrhyn.
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