Puluwatese

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A language of Micronesia

ISO 639-3
puw
Alternate Names
Puluwat
Population

1,360 (1989 census).

Location

Polowat, Pollap, Houk (Pulusuk), and Tamtam islands, Carolines.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic, Trukic
Dialects

Pulapese, Pulusukese, Puluwatese. 64% intelligibility of Satawalese [stw], 40% of Woleaian [woe], 21% of Ulithian [uli]. Lexical similarity: 88% with Satawalese [stw] and Carolinian [cal], 83% with Mortlockese [mrl], 82% with Woleaian [woe], 81% with Chuukese [chk], 72% with Ulithian [uli].

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use some English [eng].

Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Puluwatese