Penrhyn | |
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Mangarongaro, Penrhynese, Tongareva | |
tongareva | |
Native to | Cook Islands |
Region | Penrhyn Island, Northern Cook Islands |
Native speakers | 200 (2011 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pnh |
Glottolog | penr1237 |
ELP | Penrhyn |
![]() Penrhyn is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
The Penrhyn language is a Cook Islands Maori dialectal variant[2] belonging to the Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 200 people on Penrhyn Island and other islands in the Northern Cook Islands.[3] It is considered to be an endangered language as many of its users are shifting to Cook Islands Māori and English.