Pingelapese | Ethnologue

A language of Micronesia

ISO 639: pif
Alternate Names: Pingilapese
Autonym: Pingelap
Population: 4,500 in Micronesia (2014 K. Dixon), all users. L1 users: 2,500 (1991 K. Rehg). 500 on Pingelap, about 2,000 on Ponape. Ethnic population: 6,000 (2019 K. Dixon). Total users in all countries: 5,100 (as L1: 3,100; as L2: 2,000).
Location:: Pohnpei state: Pingelap and Pohnpei islands.
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: 81% with Pohnpeian [pon], 79% with Mokilese [mkj].
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Most also use Pohnpeian [pon]. Many also use English [eng].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pingelapese
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Pohnpei state: Pingelap and Pohnpei islands.