Penrhyn

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A language of Cook Islands

ISO 639-3
pnh
Alternate Names
Mangarongaro, Penrhynese, Tongareva
Population

200 (2011 census).

Location

Northern Cook Islands, Penrhyn Island.

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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

Almost intelligible with Rarotongan [rar].

Language Use

Youngest speakers are young adults. Shifting to Rarotongan [rar] and English [eng]. The language is rapidly disappearing (2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Penrhyn
Writing
Latin script.