Tanapag language

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Tanapag
Native toNorthern Mariana Islands
RegionSaipan
Native speakers
10 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tpv
ELPTanapag

Tanapag is a nearly extinct Micronesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Younger people speak Chamorro instead of Tanapag, but there are also efforts being made to promote the language.

References

  1. ^ Tanapag at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon