Ngatikese
Classificação: Austronesian
·vulnerável
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Vulnerável
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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~700
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Roughly 450 speakers on Sapwuahfik, around 200 on Pohnpei, and some elsewhere (e.g. USA)
- DATA DAS INFORMAÇÕES
- 2014
- DOMÍNIOS DE USO
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- TENDÊNCIAS DOS FALANTES
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- TRANSMISSÃO
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- ATITUDE DO FALANTE
- Mostly positive, some neutral
- SUPORTE GOVERNAMENTAL
- Local/municipal government only
- SUPORTE INSTITUCIONAL
- None
- OUTROS IDIOMAS USADOS PELA COMUNIDADE
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Pohnpeian
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English
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Ngatik Men's Creole
- COMENTÁRIOS SOBRE O CONTEXTO DO IDIOMA
The language is used by everyone on Sapwuahfik and in local government. There is no official support of the language by the state and national governments. Speakers of Ngatikese on Pohnpei often speak Pohnpeian and slightly less frequently English when interacting with non-Ngatikese. There are little to no written materials in Ngatikese and education on Ngatik is conducted in Ngatikese for young children and English for the older children (up to 8th grade). All children must attend high school on Pohnpei where it is conducted officially in English but often unofficially in Pohnpeian. A few older men speak Ngatik Men's Creole.
- Scripts, sistemas de escrita e ortografias
- Roman-based (unofficial)
- Ortografia
There is no official orthography, and some speakers use their own innovations.
- LUGARES
- Micronesia;
- DESCRIÇÃO DA LOCALIDADE
Sapwuahfik atoll, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia; Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia; Guam (few speakers), Hawai`I (few speakers)
- MAIS COMENTÁRIOS
On Pohnpei where there is a significant Ngatikese community, Ngatikese is only used among other Ngatikese. Most daily interactions on Pohnpei are done in Pohnpeian.