Ngatikese Creole
| Ngatikese | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Micronesia |
| Region | Sapwuahfik (Ngatik), Pohnpei |
Native speakers | unknown (700 cited 1983)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ngm |
Ngatikese, also called Ngatik Men's Creole, is a Micronesian language spoken mostly on the atoll of Sapwuahfik (formerly Ngatik) in the Caroline Islands. It is spoken by about 500 on the atoll, and by another 200 on the nearby major island of Pohnpei. It is a creole consisting of English and Sapwuahfik Pohnpeian spoken primarily by men, but is readily understood by women and children.[2]
"Ngatikese" also refers to the non-creolized indigenous dialect of Pohnpeian as it is spoken on the atoll.[2][3][4]
History
Ngatikese developed as a result of the 1837 Ngatik massacre, during which the island's male population was wiped out by the crew of Australian captain C.H. Hart's ship Lambton and Pohnpeian warriors. Some of the Europeans and Pohnpeians settled and repopulated the island, taking the local women as wives. The island formed a new culture and language, a mixture of English and the Sapwuahfik dialect of Ponapean.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ Ngatikese reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). "Ngatik Men's Creole". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16 ed.). Dallas: SIL International online. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). "Pohnpeian". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16 ed.). Dallas: SIL International online. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Poyer, Lin (1990). "6. Being Sapwuahfik: Cultural and Ethnic Identity in a Micronesian Society". In Jocelyn Linnekin, Lin Poyer. Cultural Identity and Ethnicity in the Pacific. University of Hawaii Press. p. 127, 146. ISBN 0824818911. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ Poyer, Lin (1993). The Ngatik massacre: history and identity on a Micronesian atoll. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1–3, 146. ISBN 1560982624. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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