ISO 639-3 · pkppkp
Austronesian family
Pukapukan
Pukapukan is a language of the Nuclear Polynesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Cook Islands. Wikidata counts 450 first-language speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “Polynesian language of Pukapuka atoll, Cook Islands”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pkp- Glottocode
puka1242- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
450first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Pukapukan |
|---|---|
| Also called | Pukapuka, Pukapukan language |
| L1 speakers | 450 (2011) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Pukapukan
The branches above Pukapukan, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.