PON ISO 639-3
Pohnpeian
Pohnpei Autonym
A language of Micronesia
- ISO 639
- pon
- Alternate Names
- Ponapean
- Autonym
- Pohnpei
- Population
- 29,000 in Micronesia (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). 24,000 on Pohnpei, 3,430 on outer islands, 280 elsewhere. Total users in all countries: 32,530.
- Location:
- Pohnpei: Caroline Islands; Pohnpei island.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in State of Pohnpei (1984, Pohnpei 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, Pohnpeic-Chuukic, Pohnpeic
- Dialects
- Kiti, Ponapean, Sapwuahfik. Lexical similarity: 81% with Pingelapese [pif], 75% with Mokilese [mkj], 36% with Chuukese [chk].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Used by all. Used as L2 by Mokilese [mkj], Ngatik Men’s Creole [ngm], Nukuoro [nkr], Pingelapese [pif].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1994.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Pohnpeian
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Pohnpeian
User Population
3,530 in United States (2015 census).
Map
Location: Pohnpei: Caroline Islands; Pohnpei island.
Size and Vitality
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