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Cook Islands
A country in Pacific
The number of individual languages listed for Cook Islands is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional and 4 are in trouble.
Sovereignty Comment
Self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
Population

18,000 (2014 UNSD)

General Remarks
15 islands including the northern islands of Pukapuka, Nassau, Manihiki, Rakahanga, Penrhyn (Tongareva), and Palmerston
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
95%
International Conventions
CSICH (2016)
General References
Besnier 1992, Wurm 2007, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Cook Islands is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional and 4 are in trouble.
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