Konukuian
Konukuian (Konukuian: Kōnukūna) is a critically endangered language of the Sinitic language family that takes its name from Konuku, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed.
| Konukuian | |
|---|---|
| Kōnukūna | |
| Pronunciation | [[koːnukuːnə]] |
| Created by | – |
| Native to | Konuku |
| Native speakers | ~300 ({{{date}}}) |
Early forms | |
 Hawaiian is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Name
The Konukuianm language takes its name from the largest island in the Konukuian archipelago, Konuku. Linguists suggest it comes from Old Chinese 東島 /*toːŋ/ /*tuːwʔ/
Family and origin
Konukuian is a member of the Sinitic language family and is related to languages such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien.
History
Orthography
Main article: w:Hawaiian alphabet
Phonology
Main article: w:Hawaiian phonology