ISO 639-3 · naunau
Austronesian family
Nauruan
Dorerin Naoero
Nauruan is a language of the Micronesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Nauru. Wikidata counts 9,300 first-language speakers (2013) and 1,000 who speak it as a second language. Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language spoken in Nauru”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nau- ISO 639-1
na- Glottocode
naur1243- Family
- Austronesian
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- -0.52, 166.93
- Wikipedia
- 87 language editions
9,300first-language speakers
1,000second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
8levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nauruan · Dorerin Naoero |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nauru, na, Nauruan language, Naouru language |
| L1 speakers | 9,300 (2013) |
| L2 speakers | 1,000 (2013) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Nauru |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Nauruan
The branches above Nauruan, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
