Tanapag language
Appearance
Tanapag | |
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Native to | Northern Mariana Islands |
Region | Saipan |
Native speakers | 10 (2011)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tpv |
Glottolog | tana1281 |
ELP | Tanapag |
Tanapag is a nearly extinct Micronesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on the Tanapag settlement of 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
- ^ Tanapag at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)