The Nauruan language (dorerin Naoero) is an Austronesian language spoken in Nauru. It is estimated that it has 7,000 speakers, approximately 50% of the population. Almost all speakers are bilingual in English.

It is a member of the Micronesian family of Austronesian languages. Its ISO 639 codes are 'na' and 'nau'. Nauruan is a UNO recognized language.

Dialects

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According to a report published in 1937 in Sydney, there was a diversity of dialects until Nauru became a colony of Germany in 1888, and until the introduction of publication of the first texts written in Nauruan. The variations were largely so different that people of various districts often had problems understanding each other completely. With the increasing influence of foreign languages and the increase of Nauruan texts, the dialects blended into a standardized language, which was promoted through dictionaries and translations by Alois Kayser and Philip Delaporte.

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nauruan (mikhail n-ov) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:54:50 -0000
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The only palindromic nationality? You guessed it... the fine people of Nauru are called "Nauruan." hmm...
martymikles (Marty Mikles ) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:13:49 -0000
The only palindromic nationality? You guessed it... the fine people of Nauru are called "Nauruan." hmm...

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