greetings

Greetings from the language groups we are trying to preserve.

KO LELEI WUA ATA WAI WOLO || Hello, how are you? I'm fine. Hello/Thank you || 840 speakers left Definitely endangered-children no longer learn the language as mother tongue in the home || @http://www.cookislands.org.uk/pukapuka.html ||
 * Language || Greetings || in Palagi || Current state of the language ||  ||
 * Pukapuka || PEWEA
 * || Tongareva

also known as Penrhyn ||  || * Tongareva-600 speakers left
 * (Severely endangered-language is spoken by grandparents and older generations; while the parent generation may understand it, they do not speak it to children or among themselves) || @http://www.cookislands.org.uk/penrhyn ||
 * Rakahanga & Manihiki

2 islands close by ||  ||   || * Rakahanga Manihiki-5,000 speakers left
 * (Definitely endangered-children no longer learn the language as mother tongue in the home) || @http://www.cookislands.org.uk/manihiki

@http://www.cookislands.org.uk/rakahanga.html ||
 * ||  ||   || * Rarotongan- 43,000 (16800**[ NOW 12,000 -5,000 speakers]** in Cook Islands, remainder mainly in New Zealand **[58, 000]**
 * (Vulnerable-most children speak the language, but it may be restricted to certain domains (e.g., home) || @http://www.cookislands.org.uk/raro1 ||
 * ||  ||   || **[Update -severe recent loss means fewer than 5% of school age children in NZ can speak any Cook Islands language]** ||   ||
 * Tokelau || Malo ni, ea mai koe? || Hello, How are you? || * Tokelauen -4,500 speakers left
 * (Severely endangered-language is spoken by grandparents and older generations; while the parent generation may understand it, they do not speak it to children or among themselves) || @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokelauan_language ||
 * Niue ||  ||   || Niue
 * Niuean- 14000 (1260 on Niue, remainder mostly in New Zealand)
 * (Definitely endangered-children no longer learn the language as mother tongue in the home **[only update11% of school age speakers]** || @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niuean_language ||
 * Samoan ||  ||   || 369,957 total speakers world wide

60,000 of them are speakers in Amerika Samoa The research by Dr Daniel Aga “Suesuega Lautele i le Tulaga o le Gagana Samoa i Amerika Samoa; Research on the State of the //Samoan Language// in American Samoa.” Shows the rapid decline of Samoan. In Pago Samoans speak Samoan as a second language. || @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_language

The Legacy of American Empire: American Samoa @http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/legacy-american-empire-american-samoa-0 ||