Ngatikese
语系：Austronesian
·易危
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易危
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)
- 信息日期
- 2014
- 使用领域
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- 使用者趋势
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- 传承情况
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- 使用者态度
- Mostly positive, some neutral
- 政府的支持
- Local/municipal government only
- 相关机构的支持
- None
- 该群体使用的其他语言
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Pohnpeian
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English
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Ngatik Men's Creole
- 语言环境评论
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.
- 手写稿、文字系统和正字法
- Roman-based (unofficial)
- 正字法
There is no official orthography, and some speakers use their own innovations.
- 地点
- Micronesia;
- 地点描述
Sapwuahfik atoll, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia; Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia; Guam (few speakers), Hawai`I (few speakers)
- 其他评论
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.