Mokilese

MKJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Mokil, Mwoakilese, Mwoakiloa

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 79% with Pingelapese ,, 75% with Pohnapeian ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
Micronesian
Micronesian Proper
Ponapeic-Trukic
Ponapeic

Demographics: 1,050 in Micronesia (1979 B. Bender). Fewer than 500 on Mokil Atoll. Population total all countries: 1,500.

Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Pohnpeian [pon].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Micronesia