Nukuoro

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Nuguor, Nukoro

Autonym

Nukuoro

Population

700 (2016 B. Amon). 400 on Pohnpei, 300 on Nukuoro.

Location

Pohnpei state: Nukuoro island, about 480 km southwest of Pohnpei island.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 55% with Kapingamarangi [kpg].

Typology

SVO, VSO.

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, community, church. Used by all. Many also use Pohnpeian [pon], especially older speakers.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Dictionary. NT: 1986.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.