Nukuoro language

Nukuoro language
Nukuoro
Spoken in Micronesia
Region Western Nukuoro Island
Native speakers First language: about 860  (date missing)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nkr

The Nukuoro language is a Polynesian language, spoken by about 860 people on the Nukuoro Island and on Pohnpei in Micronesia. It is extremely similar to Kapingamarangi language.

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