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Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages

Chuukic–Pohnpeic
Trukic–Pohnpeic
Geographic
distribution
Micronesia
Linguistic classification Austronesian
Subdivisions
Glottolog pona1247

The Chuukic–Pohnpeic or historically Trukic-Ponapeic languages are a family of Micronesian languages consisting of two dialect continua, Chuukic and Pohnpeic. They are the westernmost and historically most recentMicronesian languages.

Chuukic-Pohnpeic has several unique innovations that separates it as a subgroup from the rest of Nuclear Micronesian. Among the most prominent are historical sound changes from Proto Micronesian.

Chuukic-Pohnpeic languages share a number of historical sounds changes from Proto Oceanic and Proto Micronesian. Chuukic languages and Pohnpeic languages separately share later innovations.

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