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Nukuoro is an atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a municipality of the state of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It is the secondmost southern atoll of the country, after Kapingamarangi. They both are Polynesian outliers. As of 2007, Nukuoro had a population of 372, though several hundred Nukuorans live on Pohnpei.
Not every individual island (in italics) is listed here; if applicable, they are grouped by atoll (in plain text) and island group (in boldface). Chuuk Atoll [2] Eauripik [3] Elato [3] Falalop; Faraulep; Fayu Atoll; Gaferut; Hall Islands. Nomwin; Murilo; Ifalik; Kapingamarangi; Kosrae; Kuop; Lamotrek; Lelu Island; Mokil Atoll; Namonuito Atoll ...
The Nukuoro language is a Polynesian Outlier language, spoken by about 1,200 people on Nukuoro Atoll and on Pohnpei, two islands of Pohnpei State within the Federated States of Micronesia. Nukuoro is a remote coral atoll with a population of about 150, where the primary language is Nukuoro.
Kapingamarangi is an atoll and a municipality in the state of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.It is by far the most southerly atoll or island of the country and the Caroline Islands, 300 km (190 mi) south of the next southerly atoll, Nukuoro, and 740 km (460 mi) southwest of the main island of Pohnpei state; it forms a Polynesian outlier.
English: Ancestor figure (tino aitu), Nukuoro Atoll, Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, 19th century (collected 1874), carved wood, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 4752 Date Taken in 2016
Kapingamarangi also has access to a variety of books, including dictionaries, books that contain linguistic information, and even books about the atoll of Kapingamarangi. Many native speakers were involved in the translation project that resulted in the Kapingamarangi Bible. [ 11 ]
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The closest Polynesian outliers, Anuta and Tikopia in Solomon Islands, were settled some time between the 10th and 13th centuries and subsequently received multiple waves of Polynesian immigration, [1] while the farthest outlier, Nukuoro in the Federated States of Micronesia, was only settled in the 18th century. [2]