Alternate Names: Easter Island, Pascuense, Rapanui
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Hawaiian ,, Mangareva ,, and Rarotongan ,; 63% with Marquesan ,; 62% with Tahitian , and Tuamotuan ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,400 in Chile (Wurm 2007). Population total all countries: 2,700.
Language Use: Was vigorous, but now declining. Young generation losing interest in the language. Revival efforts are in progress (Wurm 2007). Home, education. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2003.
Typology: VSO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Chile