Kosraean

KOS

provincial

Alternate Names: Kosrae, Kusaie

Dialects: Lelu-Tafunsak, Malen-Utwe. Lexical similarity: 26% with Pohnapeian ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
Micronesian
Micronesian Proper
Kusaiean

Demographics: 8,000 in Micronesia (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 9,060.

Language Use: Vigorous.

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1928.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Micronesia