Alternate Names: Nuguor, Nukoro
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 55% with Kapingamarangi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 860 in Micronesia (Johnstone 1993). 130 on Pohnpei. Population total all countries: 1,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, community, church. All ages. Many older speakers also use Pohnapeian [pon].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Poetry. Dictionary. NT: 1986.
Typology: SVO, VSO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Micronesia
Other Comments: Christian (Protestant).