Kosraean language

Kosraean
Kosraean
Native to	Federated States of Micronesia
Region	Kosrae
Native speakers	9,000 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Micronesian Micronesian Proper Nuclear Micronesian Kosraean; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	Federated States of Micronesia
Language codes
ISO 639-2	kos
ISO 639-3	kos
Glottolog	kosr1238
ELP	Kosraean
	Map showing the distribution of the Micronesian languages; Kosraean-speaking region is shaded green.
	Kosraean is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kosraean (/koʊˈʃaɪən/ koh-SHY-ən; sometimes rendered Kusaiean) is the language spoken on the islands of Kosrae (Kusaie), a nation-state of the Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands. In 2001 there were approximately 8,000 speakers in Micronesia, and 9,060 in all countries.^[2]

Kosraean features possessive classes such as "sihk" for "mine" when referring to dwellings, and "nihmuhk" for "mine" when referring to drinks.

^ Kosraean at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "Kosraean". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

[e18-1] Kosraean at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Kosraean-2] "Kosraean". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

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