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There are eight indigenous languages in the Federated States of Micronesia. | There are eight indigenous languages in the Federated States of Micronesia. | ||
*Yapese | *'''Yapese''' - spoken by the people on the island of Yap | ||
*Ulithian | *'''Ulithian''' | ||
*Woleaians | *'''Woleaians''' | ||
*Chuukese (also known at Trukese) | *'''Chuukese''' (also known at Trukese) - spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk. | ||
*Pohnpeians | *'''Pohnpeians''' | ||
*Kosraeans | *'''Kosraeans''' | ||
*Nukuoro | *'''Nukuoro''' | ||
*Kapingamarangi | *'''Kapingamarangi''' - closely related to the Nukuoro language. | ||
NOTE: many elderly people are fluent in Japanese. | NOTE: many elderly people are fluent in Japanese. | ||
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