Kosraean | Ethnologue

A language of Micronesia

ISO 639: kos
Alternate Names: Kusaie, Kusaiean
Autonym: Kosrae
Population: 6,620 in Micronesia (2005 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 7,790.
Location:: Kosrae state; Caroline Islands.
Language Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in State of Kosrae (1984, Kosrae State Constitution, Article 13(1)).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Kusaiean
Dialects: Lelu-Tafunsak, Malen-Utwe. Lexical similarity: 26% with Pohnapeian [pon].
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1928.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kosraean
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Kosrae state; Caroline Islands.