Kapingamarangi language

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Kapingamarangi
Kirinit
Native to	Micronesia
Region	Kapingamarangi and Ponape islands
Native speakers	3,000 (1995)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Ellicean Kapingamarangi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kpg`

Kapingamarangi is a Polynesian language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia. It has about 3000 native speakers. The language is closely related to the Nukuoro language.

References

v t e Languages of Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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