Puluwatese
A language of Micronesia
| Population | 1,360 (1989 census). |
| Region | Polowat, Pollap, Houk (Pulusuk), and Tamtam islands, Carolines. |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
| Alternate names | Puluwat |
| Dialects | Puluwatese, Pulapese, Pulusukese. 64% intelligibility with Satawalese [stw], 40% with Woleaian [woe], 21% with Ulithian [uli]. Lexical similarity: 88% with Satawalese and Carolinian [cal], 83% with Mortlockese [mrl], 82% with Woleaian, 81% with Chuukese [chk], 72% with Ulithian. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic, Trukic |
| Language use | Vigorous. Also use some English. |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
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