Nauruan language
Nauruan or Nauru (Nauruan: dorerin Naoero) is an Austronesian language, spoken natively in the island country of Nauru. Its relationship to the other Micronesian languages is not well understood.
| Nauruan | |
|---|---|
| Dorerin Naoe, Ekaiairũ Naoero | |
| Native to | Nauru |
| Ethnicity | Nauruans |
Native speakers | 9,356 (2013) |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Nauru |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | na |
| ISO 639-2 | nau |
| ISO 639-3 | nau |
| Glottolog | naur1243 |
| ELP | Nauruan |
| IETF | na-NR |
Map showing the distribution of the Micronesian languages; Nauruan-speaking region is shaded purple. | |
Nauruan is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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