Kosraean language

Kosraean
Kosraean
Native to	Federated States of Micronesia
Region	Kosrae
Native speakers	9,000 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Micronesian Micronesian Proper Nuclear Micronesian Kosraean; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	Federated States of Micronesia
Language codes
ISO 639-2	kos
ISO 639-3	kos
Glottolog	kosr1238
ELP	Kosraean
	Map showing the distribution of the Micronesian languages; Kosraean-speaking region is shaded green.
	Kosraean is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kosraean (/koʊˈʃaɪən/ koh-SHY-ən; sometimes rendered Kusaiean) is the language spoken on the islands of Kosrae (Kusaie), a nation-state of the Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands. In 2001 there were approximately 8,000 speakers in Micronesia, and 9,060 in all countries.

Kosraean features possessive classes such as "sihk" for "mine" when referring to dwellings, and "nihmuhk" for "mine" when referring to drinks.

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