Language code: `na`

Technical information about ISO 639 language code na

The table below provides technical details for the Nauru language, designated by the na code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code	`na`
Name	Official Nauru Native Dorerin Naoero
Family	Micronesian
Text direction	Left-to-Right
Language varieties	Northern NauruanSouthern Nauruan
Related languages	Gilbertese (Kiribati)MarshalleseChuukesePohnpeianKosraean
Key facts	Has only about 7 000 native speakersConsidered a distinct, standalone branch within the Micronesian language familyOrthography was codified in the 1930s by missionary Alois Kayser and uses extended Latin letters such as â, õ and ŵReduplication is common for pluralisation and intensificationModern vocabulary shows extensive borrowing from English, German and Gilbertese
Sample phrase	Ekamawir, ekamawir omo?
Character encodings	UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32
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Nauru, also known as Naoero, belongs to the Austronesian language family, specifically to the Micronesian subgroup of the Oceanic languages. It is one of the official languages of Nauru and is written using the Latin script. It is estimated that there are about 6,000 speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

Nauru

6K

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Nauru speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

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