Native to Cook Islands ISO 639-3 pnh | Native speakers 200 (2011 census) Glottolog penr1237 | |
Region Penrhyn Island, Northern Cook Islands Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicPolynesianEastern PolynesianTahiticPenrhyn Similar Niuean language, Moriori language, Māori language | ||
The Penrhyn language is a Polynesian language spoken by about 200 people on Penrhyn Island and other islands in Northern Cook Islands. It is considered to be an endangered language as many of its users are shifting to Rarotongan and English.
References
Penrhyn language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA