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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.
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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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.
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Pohnpeic languages are distinct from the closely related Chuukic languages as a result of uniquely developed innovations. One such innovation is nasal substitution, where the first element in a consonant geminate becomes a homorganic nasal consonant. [3]