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Chuukese (/ tʃ uː ˈ k iː z /), also rendered Trukese (/ t r ʌ ˈ k iː z /), [2] is a Chuukic language of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. There are communities of speakers on Pohnpei, and Guam. Estimates show that there are about 45,900 speakers in Micronesia. [1]
Chuukic (/ ˈ tʃ uː k ɪ k /), historically also rendered as Trukic [1] (/ ˈ t r uː k ɪ k /), is a subgroup of the Chuukic–Pohnpeic family of the Austronesian language family. [2] The languages are primarily spoken in Chuuk State and Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as in the outer islands of Palau.
The Chuukese, previously spelled Trukese, are a Micronesian-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the island of Chuuk and its surrounding islands and atolls. They constitute almost 49% of the population of the Federated States of Micronesia, making them by far the largest ethnic group in the country.
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Chuuk State (/ ˈ tʃ uː k /; also known as Truk) [1] is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It consists of several island groups: Nomoneas , Faichuuk , the Hall Islands , Namonuito Atoll (Magur Islands), Pattiw (Western Islands), and the Mortlock Islands .
Women in the Federated States of Micronesia are women who live in or are from the Federated States of Micronesia, an independent sovereign island nation composed of four states.
Mortlockese is an Austronesian language currently holding a 6b* language status, meaning that it is threatened with extinction. More specifically, a language is given the 6b language status when it is only used for in-person communication (i.e., not written language), with a decline in the number of speakers. [1]
The Yap State, within the Federated States of Micronesia. Each of the Constitutions of the Federated States of Micronesia, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, and even some of the Constitutions of municipalities such as Lukunor and Namoluk in the Chuuk State, recognize and protect to varying degrees the role and legal legitimacy of customs and traditions. [1]