Rotuman language

The Rotumon language is vulnerable to becoming endangered. This language exists on the Islands of Rotuma, Fiji. There are 3,000 known speakers of the language and it is only known by the native people of Rotuma. Only 2,500 people currently reside on the island of Rotuma and about 3/4 of native Rotuman's now are living off the island in other more urbanized areas. This is causing a rapid decrease in speakers of the language because children who do not grow up in Rotuma are not being taught the native Rotuman language.The Rotuman people themselves have a strong emphasis on communal sharing and also grow their own staples such as yams, tapioca, and bananas and they also grow fruits including pineapple, watermelons, and papayas. They also are known for hard work and diligence and provide for themselves. This is an important language to save because it is very similar to other languages around the area such as Fijan however it is also a very unique language in some ways and it is very interesting as well. Also, it is important to preserve the unique culture. One way to help this language from going extinct would be to make the natives from the island who now live in other cities teach their children the language in order to make sure it keeps going and keeps being passed down from generation to generation. This would be very helpful and would contribute both to saving the language itself and to saving the culture of the Rotuman people as well.