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Tanapag language

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Region
  
Saipan

ISO 639-3
  
tpv

Native speakers
  
10 (2011)

Glottolog
  
tana1281

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicMicronesianNuclear MicronesianTrukicTanapag

Tanapag is a nearly extinct Micronesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Younger people speak Chamorro instead of Tanapag, but there are also efforts being made to promote the language.

References

Tanapag language Wikipedia


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