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The Nukuoro language is a language belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages

The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 351 million speakers. These are widely dispersed throughout the island nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia....
, spoken by about 860 people on the Nukuoro Island and on Pohnpei
Pohnpei

Pohnpei "upon a stone altar " is the name of one of the four state s in the Federated States of Micronesia , and among the Senyavin Islands ....
 in Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....
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The Nukuoro language is a language belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages

The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 351 million speakers. These are widely dispersed throughout the island nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia....
, spoken by about 860 people on the Nukuoro Island and on Pohnpei
Pohnpei

Pohnpei "upon a stone altar " is the name of one of the four state s in the Federated States of Micronesia , and among the Senyavin Islands ....
 in Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....
. It is extremely similar to Kapingamarangi language
Kapingamarangi language

Kapingamarangi is a Polynesian languages spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia. It has about 3000 native speakers. The language is closely related to the Nukuoro language....
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