Mokilese language
Encyclopedia
Mokilese or Mwoakilloan is a Micronesian language
originally spoken on Mokil Atoll
, Federated States of Micronesia
. Of the 1200 Mokilese speakers, only about 500 live on Mokil.
Micronesian languages
The family of Micronesian languages is a branch of the Oceanic languages. It consists of twenty languages, the nineteen Micronesian Proper languages and Nauruan...
originally spoken on Mokil Atoll
Mokil Atoll
Mokil is an inhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. Geographically, it belongs to the Caroline Islands and is a district of the outlying islands of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.Mokil lies 153 kilometres east of Pohnpei and approximately 113 kilometres northwest of Pingelap...
, Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
. Of the 1200 Mokilese speakers, only about 500 live on Mokil.
External links
- Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/.