Pujuihii
Pujuihii refers to the language and cultural region of the Puju Archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is spoken by communities on five main islands and several smaller islets. The language plays a central role in everyday communication, oral storytelling, and ceremonial events.
Linguistically, Pujuihii is an Austronesian language in the Oceanic subgroup, closely related to neighboring island languages.
There are three recognized dialects: Northern, Central, and Southern. While mutual intelligibility is high, each dialect
Demographically, estimates from recent fieldwork place the number of native speakers in the low thousands, with
The culture of the Puju Archipelago is closely tied to Pujuihii, with traditional songs, chants, and navigational