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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''' - spoken by the people on the island of Yap | *'''Yapese''' - spoken by the people on the island of Yap. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Yapese language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yapese_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Ulithian''' | *'''Ulithian''' - spoken on Ulithi Atoll and neighboring islands. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ulithian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulithian_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Woleaians''' | *'''Woleaians''' - main language on the island of Woleai and surrounding smaller islands. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Woleaian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woleaian_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Chuukese''' (also known at Trukese) - spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk. | *'''Chuukese''' (also known at Trukese) - spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Chuukese language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuukese_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*''' | *'''Pohnpeian''' - spoken on the island of Pohnpei. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Pohnpeian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohnpeian_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Kosraeans''' | *'''Kosraeans''' (sometimes rendered Kusiaean) - spoken on the islands of Kosrea. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kosraean language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosraean_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Nukuoro''' | *'''Nukuoro''' - spoken on the Nukuoro Atoll and on Pohnpei <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Nukuoro language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukuoro_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*'''Kapingamarangi''' - closely related to the Nukuoro language. | *'''Kapingamarangi''' - closely related to the Nukuoro language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kapingamarangi language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapingamarangi_language, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | ||
NOTE: many elderly people are fluent in Japanese. | NOTE: many elderly people are fluent in Japanese. | ||