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Chuukese language

Chuukese
Trukese
Chuuk
Native toFederated States of Micronesia
RegionChuuk
EthnicityChuukese
Native speakers
(51,330 cited 2000 census)[1]
Latin script
Official status
Official language in
 Federated States of Micronesia
Language codes
ISO 639-2chk
ISO 639-3chk
Glottologchuu1238

Chuukese (/ˈkz/), also rendered Trukese (/trʌˈkz/),[2] is a Chuukic language of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. There are communities of speakers on Pohnpei, and Guam. Estimates show that there are about 45,900 speakers in Micronesia.[1]

  1. ^ a b Chuukese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Bauer, Laurie (2007). The linguistic student's handbook (1 ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748627592.

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