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1 (National)
Nauruan
[nau]
1 (National). De facto national language. 10,300, all users. L1 users: 9,300 (2013), decreasing. L2 users: 1,000.
3 (Wider communication)
English
[eng]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 10,020 in Nauru, all users. L1 users: 220 in Nauru (2019). L2 users: 9,800 (2019).
6b (Threatened)
Chinese Pidgin English
[cpi]
6b* (Threatened). Several thousand speakers, spoken by most in Nauru (Wurm 2007).
