ELP ID
29933
ELP Language
Ngatik Men's Creole
Speaker Number
10-99
Semi Speakers
50-100
Second Language Speakers
50-100
Elders
15-30
Public Comment
The language is spoken only by men who use a dialect of Pohnpeian as their primary language instead of the Ngatik Men’s Creole. All men on Sapwuahfik who are 60 years old or older can speak the language fluently. Some men 30-50 years old can speak it but not to the level of the older men. Men under 30 years old typically know very little of the language. Some women of the atoll have a passive knowledge of the language and everyone on the atoll can more or less understand it. Men historically did not acquire the language until they were teenagers or at an age where they could engage in male-only activities. Everyone who speaks the language acquired it as their second language. Those who are fluent in it and use it with ease are considered native speakers.
Source
Personal Communication on Ngatik Men's Creole
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
15-30
Speaker Number Range
10-99