Pohnpeian language

E542354
Austronesian language Oceanic language

The Pohnpeian language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its complex verb morphology and central role in Pohnpeian culture and identity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pohnpeian language canonical 5
Pohnpeian 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ
alternativeName Pohnpei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ponapean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ponapeian NERFINISHED ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Chuukese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kosraean language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mokilese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mortlockese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pingelapese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
endonym Pohnpeian NERFINISHED ⓘ
glottocode pohn1238 ⓘ
hasFeature complex verb morphology ⓘ
consonant gemination ⓘ
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ
numeral classifiers ⓘ
phonemic vowel length ⓘ
possessive classifiers ⓘ
prepositional phrase structure ⓘ
rich system of verbal affixation ⓘ
subject–verb–object basic word order ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative ⓘ
polysynthetic tendencies in verb morphology ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive stress ⓘ
five-vowel system with length contrast ⓘ
hasRole central element of Pohnpeian cultural identity ⓘ
language of local education in Pohnpei ⓘ
language of local media in Pohnpei ⓘ
language of traditional oral literature ⓘ
primary language of daily communication on Pohnpei ⓘ
ISO639-1Code none ⓘ
ISO639-2Code pon ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
region Caroline Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulatingBody local educational and cultural institutions in Pohnpei ⓘ
spokenIn Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pohnpei NERFINISHED ⓘ
status indigenous language of Micronesia ⓘ
regional language ⓘ
subfamily Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgroup Micronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedByEthnicGroup Pohnpeian people NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn customary ceremonies on Pohnpei ⓘ
traditional chants and songs ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mortlockese language → hasInfluenceFrom → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
Carolinean people → usesLanguage → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
Kapingamarangi language → coexistsWith → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
Kolonia → languageUsed → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pohnpeian
Leo Falcam → languageSpoken → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pohnpeian
Chuukese language → closelyRelatedTo → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
Kusaie → closelyRelatedTo → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
Pingelap Atoll → hasLanguage → Pohnpeian language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pohnpeian