Nukuoro
A language of Micronesia
| Population | 860 in Micronesia (Johnstone 1993). 125 on Ponape. Population total all countries: 900. |
| Region | Nukuoro Island, Caroline Islands. Also in United States. |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
| Alternate names | Nuguor, Nukoro |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 55% with Kapingamarangi [kpg]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean |
| Language use | Vigorous. Many older also use Pohnapeian [pon]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 80%. NT: 1986. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO, VSO. Fishermen (net, spear, rod); agriculturalists: taro; copra production; animal husbandry. |
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