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PONAPEAN [2 records]

Record 1 1998-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
CONT

Gilbertese and Marshallese... share only about 21 percent of related words in their basic vocabularies, while Kosraean and its neighbouring languages, Ponapean and Marshallese, share only about 26 percent and 24 percent, respectively.

OBS

Micronesian language spoken in the Caroline Islands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
OBS

Langue micronésienne parlée aux îles Carolines.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The Austronesian language spoken on Ponape, a volcanic island located in the eastern Caroline islands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue austronésienne parlée à Ponape, île volcanique située à l'est des îles Carolines, archipel le plus étendu de la Micronésie (Océanie).

Spanish

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