Also Known As:
Kusaie, Kosrae
Dialects & Varieties
- Lelu-Tafunsak
- Malen-Utwe
The Acquisition of Kosraean and English: A Diglossic Community at a Crossroads
The Acquisition of Kosraean and English: A Diglossic Community at a Crossroads
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,790
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Currently in Kosrae, what is unofficially prescribed as the language of instruction for kindergarten to second grade is 100% Kosraean, then from grades three to eight it switches to 10% Kosraean and 90% English, and at grade nine they switch to a completely English instructed curriculum" (p. 13)
Location and Context
Countries
Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive attitudes for both Kosraean and English, bilingualism seen as an additive (p. 46)
Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
State government, education
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
High rate of literacy in Kosraean (90.7%) and English (90.1%) as of 2010 census (p. 1)
Recent Resources
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This dissertation investigates the child language acquisition of Kosraean (ISO 639-3 kos) and Englis