Puluwatese

A language of Micronesia

ISO 639: puw
Alternate Names: Puluwat
Population: 1,500 (Lynch 2002c).
Location:: Chuuk state: Pollap, Polowat, Pulusuk, and Tamtam islands, about 260 km west of Chuuk lagoon.
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, Chuukic
Dialects: Puluwatese, Pulapese, Pulusukese. 64% intelligibility of Satawalese [stw], 40% of Woleaian [woe], 21% of Ulithian [uli]. Lexical similarity: 88% with Satawalese [stw] and Carolinian [cal], 83% with Mortlockese [mrl], 82% with Woleaian [woe], 81% with Chuukese [chk], 72% with Ulithian [uli].
Typology: SVO; prepositions; classifiers; no articles; 30 consonants and 18 vowels; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Location: Chuuk state: Pollap, Polowat, Pulusuk, and Tamtam islands, about 260 km west of Chuuk lagoon.