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Also Known As:
'Ōlelo Hawai'i, 'Ōlelo Hawai'i Makuahine
Dialects & Varieties
Australasia and the Pacific
Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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
A considerable number of young speakers are being trained in the language through immersion courses. There are elderly speakers in addition to these young speakers, but relatively few middle-aged speakers, which results in a lack of communication situations for active language use.
Location and Context
Countries
Hawaiian Islands
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Pidgin
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
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:
There is widespread literacy in the language.
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