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Penrhyn language

NamePenrhyn
FamilycolorAustronesian
StatesCook Islands
RegionPenrhyn Island, Northern Cook Islands
Speakers600 (1981 Wurm and Hattori)
Fam2Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3Oceanic
Fam4Polynesian
Fam5Eastern Polynesian
Fam6Tahitic
Iso3pnh

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The Penrhyn language is a Polynesian language spoken by about 600 people on Penrhyn Island and other islands of the Cook Islands. It is considered to be an endangered language.




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