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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′N137°20′E/ 8.45°N 137.34°E/8.45; 137.34

Nguluwanis amixed languagespoken onNgulu Atolllocated betweenYapandPalau.The grammar and lexicon areYapese,but the phonology has been affected byUlithian.This language is endangered as it only has 50 speakers and that its speakers are shifting toUlithian.

References

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  1. ^NguluwanatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)