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Nguluwan language

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Nguluwan
Native toFederated States of Micronesia
RegionNgulu Atoll
Native speakers
50 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nuw
Glottologngul1236
Approximate location where Nguluwan is spoken
Approximate location where Nguluwan is spoken
Nguluwan
Coordinates: 8°27′N 137°20′E / 8.45°N 137.34°E / 8.45; 137.34

Nguluwan is a mixed language spoken on an atoll of that name between Yap and Palau. The grammar and lexicon are Yapese, but the phonology has been affected by Ulithian, and speakers are shifting to that language.

References

  1. ^ Nguluwan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)