Region Sapwuahfik Writing system Latin script | Native speakers ca. 700 (2014) ISO 639-3 (covered by Pohnpeian) | |
Native to Micronesia, United States Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Micronesian
Nuclear Micronesian
Chuukic–Pohnpeic
Pohnpeic
Ngatikese | ||
Ngatikese, or Sapwuahfik, is a Micronesian language originating on Sapwuahfik atoll, Federated States of Micronesia. Of the 700 Ngatikese speakers, only about 450 live on Sapwuahfik. It was previously considered a dialect of Pohnpeian, but is not particularly intelligible with that language. It is currently considered vulnerable.
References
Ngatikese language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA