Kapingamarangi | Ethnologue

A language of Micronesia

ISO 639: kpg
Autonym: Kapingamarangi, Kirinit
Population: 3,000 (1995 SIL). 1,000 on Kapingamarangi and 2,000 in Pohnrakied village on Pohnpei.
Location:: Pohnpei state: Caroline Islands; Kapingamarangi and Pohnpei islands.
Language Status: 4 (Educational).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 55% with Nukuoro [nkr], 54% with Rarotongan [rar], 53% with Samoan [smo], 51% with Tuamotuan [pmt], 50% with Tahitian [tah].
Typology: SVO; prepositions; dual and trial number; definite and indefinite articles; tense-aspect markers; causative prefix; 18 consonants and 10 vowels, including long consonants and long vowels; non-tonal; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use: Vigorous. 75% are bilingual; bilingualism increasing. Home, community, church. Used by all.
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kapingamarangi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Intermarry with Nukuoro [nkr] people. Christian.

Location: Pohnpei state: Caroline Islands; Kapingamarangi and Pohnpei islands.