Nukuoro language
The Nukuoro language is a Polynesian Outlier language, spoken by about 1,200 people on Nukuoro Atoll and on Pohnpei, two islands of Pohnpei State within the Federated States of Micronesia. Nukuoro is a remote coral atoll with a population of about 150, where the primary language is Nukuoro. An additional several hundred Nukuoro speakers live in Kolonia, Pohnpei, with smaller diaspora communities elsewhere in Micronesia and in the United States. Most Nukuoro speakers, particularly those that live away from Nukuoro Atoll, are multilingual in Pohnpeian and/or English; some older Nukuoro speakers also know German or Japanese.
| Nukuoro | |
|---|---|
| Nukuoro | |
| Native to | Micronesia |
| Region | Western Nukuoro Island |
Native speakers | 700 (2016) 140 in the U.S. (no date) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nkr |
| Glottolog | nuku1260 |
| ELP | Nukuoro |
Nukuoro is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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