Rakahanga-Manihiki

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A language of Cook Islands

ISO 639-3
rkh
Alternate Names
Manihiki-Rakahanga
Autonym
Rakahanga-Manihiki
User Population

320 in Cook Islands (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 2,820.

Location

Manihiki and Rakahanga.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Central, Tahitic
Dialects

None known. Limited intelligibility of Rarotongan [rar].

Language Use

Most shifting to English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Rakahanga-Manihiki
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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