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ISO 639-3 · chkchk
Austronesian family
Chuukese
fóósun Chuuk
Chuukese is a language of the Chuukic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Federated States of Micronesia. Wikidata counts 51,330 first-language speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “Trukic language of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
chk- Glottocode
chuu1238- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- Wikipedia
- 33 language editions
51,330first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Chuukese · fóósun Chuuk |
|---|---|
| Also called | Chuukese language, Trukese, Trukese language |
| L1 speakers | 51,330 (2000) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Chuukese
The branches above Chuukese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Federated States of Micronesia
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