1 1 | Page NAURUAN DEMONSTRATIVES © MARK WILLIAMS Independent Researcher (mark.williams1954@gmail.com) Manuscript date: 30 th January 2014 Revised:21st October 2023 Table of Contents 1 - 7 1. Introduction 8 - 12 2. Current Status of Nauruan 13, 14 3. Phonetics 3.1. Description of Consonant Phonemes 3.2. Some Observations on Sound Changes in Nauru during the 20 th Century 15, 16 17 – 21 22-25