Mokilese

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A language of Micronesia

ISO 639-3
mkj
Alternate Names
Mwoakilese
Autonym
Mokil, Mwoakilloa
User Population

1,000 (2015 P. Knapp). 135 on Mokil Atoll.

Location

Pohnpei state: Mokil (Mwoakiloa) atoll, southeast of Pohnpei island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Pohnpeic-Chuukic, Pohnpeic
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 79% with Pingelapese [pif], 75% with Pohnapeian [pon].

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Pohnpeian [pon].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mokilese
Writing

Latin script [Latn].