Carolinian language
Carolinian (ISO 639-3 code cal) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Northern Mariana Islands. It has about 3,100 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | cal |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | caro1242 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Speakers (estimate) | 3,100 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Chamorro37,650 speakers
- Tanapag4,400 speakers
- Sonsorol600 speakers
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
- Tagalog82,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Cebuano22,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
- Buginese5,000,000 speakers
- Balinese3,300,000 speakers
- Sasak2,600,000 speakers
More about Carolinian
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.