Penrhyn
A language of Cook Islands
| Population | 600 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | Northern Cook Islands, Penrhyn Island. |
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| Alternate names | Mangarongaro, Penrhynese, Tongareva |
| Dialects | Almost intelligible with Rarotongan [rar]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic |
| Language use | Also use Rarotongan. |
| Comments | Disappearing rapidly. Palmerston Islanders use English. |
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