Puluwatese language
Puluwatese (ISO 639-3 code puw) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Micronesia. It has about 1,360 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | puw |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | pulu1242 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Micronesia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 1,360 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Kosraean7,790 speakers
- Mortlockese5,900 speakers
- Ulithian3,075 speakers
- Kapingamarangi3,000 speakers
- Woleaian1,630 speakers
- Pááfang1,320 speakers
- Mokilese1,230 speakers
- Namonuito940 speakers
- Nukuoro900 speakers
- Satawalese460 speakers
- Pingelapese200 speakers
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
More about Puluwatese
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.