The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: PNF
ISO 639-2: pon
| Population | 27,700 (1993 Johnstone) including 24,000 on Pohnpei, 3,425 on outer islands, 275 elsewhere. |
| Region | Pohnpei Island, Caroline Islands. |
| Alternate names | PONAPEAN |
| Dialects | KITI, PONAPEAN, SAPWUAHFIK. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic, Ponapeic. |
| Comments | 81% lexical similarity with Pingalap, 75% with Mokilese, 36% with Chuuk. Active language use. National language. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible 1994. |
