Nukuoro

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A language of Micronesia

ISO 639-3
nkr
Alternate Names
Nuguor, Nukoro
Population

860 in Micronesia (Johnstone 1993). 130 on Pohnpei. Population total all countries: 1,000.

Location

Nukuoro island, Pohnpei, Caroline Islands. Also in United States.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 55% with Kapingamarangi [kpg].

Typology

SVO, VSO

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, community, church. All ages. Many older also use Pohnapeian [pon].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Poetry. Dictionary. NT: 1986.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nukuoro
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.