Pingelapese language

Spoken in

Austronesian

• Malayo -Polynesian oceanic micronesian Nuklearmikronesisch Trukische languages Ponapeische languages

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The pingelapische language is a Micronesian language spoken in Micronesia. The language has about 3,000 speakers and is spoken not only on Pingelap, but also on Pohnpei, where the majority of Pingelap spokesman lives. In Micronesia, there are next to Pingelapisch English and three other official languages. According to Ethnologue, the use of language " vigorous ", so strong.

In the pingelapesischen language both reduplication and triplication is applied. The language is written in the Latin script.