Trukic-Ponapeic languages
| Chuukic–Pohnpeic | |
|---|---|
| Trukic–Pohnpeic | |
| Geographic distribution |
Micronesia |
| Linguistic classification |
Austronesian
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| 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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