Pohnpeian language - Wikipedia
WEBPohnpeian is a Micronesian language spoken as the indigenous language of the island of Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands. Pohnpeian has approximately 30,000 (estimated) native speakers living in Pohnpei and its outlying atolls and islands with another 10,000-15,000 (estimated) living off island in parts of the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam.
Pohnpei | Micronesia, Culture, Population, & Map | Britannica
WEBPohnpei, high coral-capped volcanic island, eastern Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, western Pacific Ocean. Pohnpei is roughly square in shape; it is well watered and hilly (rising to Dolohmwar, 2,595 feet [791 metres] above sea level) and is surrounded by a barrier reef with many small islets.
Pohnpeian language and alphabet - Omniglot
WEBPohnpeian is written with the Latin alphabet using an orthography developed by German missionaries. The Bible has been translated into Pohnpeian, and there is a grammar and a dictionary of the language. Pohnpeian alphabet and pronunciation. Download an alphabet chart for Pohnpeian (Excel)
Pohnpeian | people | Britannica
WEBPohnpeian. people. Learn about this topic in these articles: Micronesian cultures. In Micronesian culture: High-island and low-island cultures. …the large Chuuk Lagoon; the Pohnpeians; the Kosraeans; and some inhabitants of the isolated island of Nauru, which is geologically a raised atoll (without exposed volcanic rock).
Say Hello and Greetings in Pohnpeian - Polyglot Club
WEBMar 27, 2023 · In this lesson, you will learn the most important Pohnpeian greetings you need to know. How to say hello, how are you, good morning etc. Language/Pohnpeian/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings
Pohnpei – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBPohnpei is the largest of the islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is roughly circular and about 60 mi (97 km) around. Pohnpei is the most developed of the four states in Micronesia. Pohnpei is also one of the rainiest inhabited place in the world.
HISTORY - Visit Pohnpei
WEBPohnpei meaning “upon a stone altar” is an island of the Senyavin Isles which are part of the Caroline Islands group, the largest and most developed of the Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei contains immense biodiversity, and is known for being the second wettest place on earth.
POHNPEI - MicronesiaTour.com | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands …
WEBPohnpei is one of the four states of Micronesia and is the capital of Federated States Micronesia. It is also the country’s largest and tallest island. It is 884 meter high, 21 kilometer wide and shape like a circular tent. It fits the typical South Sea island image with lush vegetation, abundant rainfall and tumbling waterfalls.
Perpetuating Pohnpei through Poetry — Hoʻoulu ʻĀina
WEBIn Pohnpeian culture, “You become an extension of that land. You are connecting yourself not just to this island but to the ocean and to everything that lives in that ocean. That’s how voyaging societies always envision themselves – as a global community because it’s the ocean that bridges everyone together.”
WEBIntroduction. This paper describes the basic linguistic structure of the Ponapean (its alternate name is Pohnpeian) language.1 Ponapean belongs to the Austronesian language family, which is possibly the largest language family in the world (Clark 1996; Katzner 2002; Crowley 2009, among others).
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