Nauruan
A language of Nauru
| Population | 6,000 (Bender and Rehg 1991), decreasing. |
| Region | Nauru Island, Pleasant Island, isolated atoll west of Kiribati. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Nauruan |
| Language use | Official language. Used as L2 by 1,000 Kiribati, Tuvalu, Kosraean, or Marshallese. Mainly adults. Also use English. |
| Language development | Bible: 1918. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | School attendance required from age 6 to 17. Fishermen; ex-phosphate miners. Christian. |
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