Pingelapese

PIF

vigorous

Alternate Names: Pingelap, Pingilapese

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 81% with Pohnpeian ,, 79% with Mokilese ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 2,500 in Micronesia. 500 on Pingelap, about 2,000 on Ponape. Population total all countries: 3,000.

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

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Micronesia