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- Austronesian
- Chuukic
- Mortlockese
ISO 639-3 · mrlmrl
Austronesian family
Mortlockese
kapasen Mwoshulók
Mortlockese is a language of the Chuukic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Federated States of Micronesia. Wikidata describes it as “Chuukic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mrl- Glottocode
mort1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mortlockese · kapasen Mwoshulók |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mortlockese language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Mortlockese
The branches above Mortlockese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Federated States of Micronesia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalponPohnpeianAustronesian · 29,0002 · ProvincialkosKosraeanAustronesian · 8,0002 · ProvincialyapYapeseAustronesian · 5,1302 · ProvincialngmNgatik Men’s Creoleunclassified · 7006b · ThreatenednkrNukuoroAustronesian5 · DevelopingkpgKapingamarangiAustronesian4 · EducationalmkjMokileseAustronesian6a · VigorouspifPingelapeseAustronesian6a · VigorousnuwNguluwanAustronesian8b · Nearly Extinct