Nauruan

Nauruan

1. A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent: 


Nauruans are a nation and an ethnic group indigenous to the Pacific island country of Nauru.

They are most likely a blend of Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian ancestry.

The origin of the Nauruan people has not yet been finally determined.

It was probably seafaring or shipwrecked Polynesians or Melanesians, who established themselves there because there was not already an indigenous population present, whereas the Micronesians were already crossed with the Melanesians in this area.

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2. The language of Nauru. 

Nauruan or Nauru (Nauruan: dorerin Naoero) is an Austronesian language, spoken natively in the island country of Nauru. 

Its relationship to the other Micronesian languages is not well understood.

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 varieties 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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