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349 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Trukese tr��ki�z
Language name Tongan �tɒŋən
Autonym (if known and different) Chuuk
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Austronesian Micronesian
Language family Austronesian Polynesian
Spoken in Micronesia
Spoken in Tonga, New Zealand
Approximate number of speakers 25k
Approximate number of speakers 120k
Writing system Roman
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress
Stress word-penultimate
Contains following rare retroflex
consonant (types)
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 9
Said to have how many vowels? 5 + length
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony some vowel-height
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Morphology isolating and word-based
agglutinative
Particular formation types prefix; partial prefixed and full reduplication; suffix
Syntax
Word order SVO NA prepositions
NPoss
Particular formation types incorporation; prefix; partial prefixed and full
reduplication; suffix
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural
Syntax
Word order VSO NA prepositions
NPoss
Points of interest
Particular syntactic phenomena absolutive / ergative marking; inclusive /
exclusive 1st plural; dual
Sources Campbell (1991), Goodenough & Sugita (1980),
Katzner (1977)
Points of interest
Sources Campbell (1991), Churchward (1953), Mithun (1984)