Geographic
distribution Micronesia | Glottolog pona1248 | |
Linguistic classification Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Micronesian
Micronesian Proper
Nuclear Micronesian
Trukic–Ponapeic
Pohnpeic | ||
Pohnpeic, also rendered Ponapeic, is a subgroup of the Chuukic–Pohnpeic branch of Micronesian in the Austronesian language family. The languages are primarily spoken in Pohnpei State of the Federated States of Micronesia.
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Languages
Innovations
Pohnpeic languages are distinct from the closely related Chuukic languages as a result of uniquely developed innovations. One such innovation is nasal substitution, where the first element in a consonant geminate becomes a homorganic nasal consonant. An example of this change is seen where Proto Chuukic-Pohnpeic */kkaŋ/ 'sharp' became Mokilese /iŋkɔŋ/, whereas in Chuukese it is /kken/.
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