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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: TRU
ISO 639-2: chk
| Population | 38,341 (1989 census). 45,000 including second language users (1991 UBS). Population total both countries 38,341. |
| Region | Chuuk Lagoon, Caroline Islands, some on Ponape. Also spoken in Guam. |
| Alternate names | CHUUK, TRUK, TRUKESE, RUK, LAGOON CHUUKESE |
| Dialects | EAST LAGOON, FAYICHUCK. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic, Trukic. |
| Comments | Mortlockese has 80% to 85% lexical similarity with Chuuk, 81% with Puluwat, 79% with Satawal, 78% with Carolinian, 75% with Woleaian, 67% with Ulithi. Active language use. National language. Dictionary. Grammar. Island. Agriculturalists, copra production. Bible 1989, in press (1998). |
