Pukapuka language
Pukapuka (ISO 639-3 code pkp) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Cook Islands and New Zealand. It has about 2,030 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | pkp |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | puka1242 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Cook Islands, New Zealand |
| Speakers (estimate) | 2,030 |
| Endangerment | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Maori127,000 speakers
- Tuvalu9,000 speakers
- Tokelau8,000 speakers
- Niuean7,990 speakers
- Penrhyn500 speakers
- Rakahanga-Manihiki320 speakers
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
- Tagalog82,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Cebuano22,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
More about Pukapuka
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.