Tanapag

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A language of Northern Mariana Islands

ISO 639-3
tpv
Alternate Names
Northern Carolinian, Talaabwogh
Population

10 (2011 SIL), decreasing.

Location

West central coast of Saipan, Tanapag community.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

Similar to Namonuito [nmt] of Micronesia.

Language Use

Language promotion efforts. No speakers under the age of 30 (2007). Also use some English [eng] or Chamorro [cha].

Other Comments

Very few L1 speakers.