Mokilese | Ethnologue

A language of Micronesia

ISO 639: mkj
Alternate Names: Mwoakilese
Autonym: Mokil, Mwoakilloa
Population: 1,000 (2015 P. Knapp). 135 on Mokil Atoll.
Location:: Pohnpei state: Mokil (Mwoakiloa) atoll, southeast of Pohnpei island.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Pohnpeic-Chuukic, Pohnpeic
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 79% with Pingelapese [pif], 75% with Pohnapeian [pon].
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Pohnpeian [pon].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mokilese
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Pohnpei state: Mokil (Mwoakiloa) atoll, southeast of Pohnpei island.