Also Known As:
Kusaie, Kosrae
Dialects & Varieties
- Lelu-Tafunsak
- Malen-Utwe
Recent Resources
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This dissertation investigates the child language acquisition of Kosraean (ISO 639-3 kos) and Englis
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
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
The Acquisition of Kosraean and English: A Diglossic Community at a Crossroads
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
The Acquisition of Kosraean and English: A Diglossic Community at a Crossroads