This is a list of endangered languages of Oceania, based on the definitions used by UNESCO. An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use because there is little transmission of the language to younger generations. If a language loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language.

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According to the 2016 census, English is the only language spoken in the home for close to 72.7% of the population. The next most common languages spoken at home are

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(2.5%), Arabic (1.4%), Cantonese (1.2%), Vietnamese (1.2%) and Italian (1.2%). A considerable proportion of first- and second-generation migrants are bilingual.

Federated States of Micronesia

Indonesia

The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger lists 88 endangered languages in Indonesia.

Melanesia

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The following languages of New Caledonia may be considered endangered.

Palau

Polynesia

The following Polynesian languages considered endangered are mostly Polynesian outliers spoken by tiny minorities.

Other

References

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