Also Known As:
Easter Island, Pascuense, Rapanui, Öster-Insel Sprache
Dialects & Varieties
Linguistic purism in Rapa Nui political discourse
Linguistic purism in Rapa Nui political discourse
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Speaker attitudes have become very positive in the past 20-30 years, with a growing interest in language maintenance.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
The entire community speaks Spanish
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
One of the most popular band on Easter Island
Seconds of spoken rapanui