Did you know Ngatik Men's Creole is severely endangered?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ngatik Men's Language, "Ngatikese", Micronesian Pidgin
CLASSIFICATION		Pidgin or Creole, English based
ORTHOGRAPHY		Roman-based
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ngm
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Not to be confused with Ngatikese, a variety of Pohnpeian which has a strong cultural identity of being distinct from Pohnpeian, and which is spoken by everyone on Sapwuahfik atoll as their first language.

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Information from: “Personal Communication on Ngatik Men's Creole” . Bradley Rentz (2014)

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15-30
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
50-100
ELDERS
15-30
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The language is spoken only by men who use a dialect of Pohnpeian as their primary language instead of the Ngatik Men’s Creole. All men on Sapwuahfik who are 60 years old or older can speak the language fluently. Some men 30-50 years old can speak it but not to the level of the older men. Men under 30 years old typically know very little of the language. Some women of the atoll have a passive knowledge of the language and everyone on the atoll can more or less understand it. Men historically did not acquire the language until they were teenagers or at an age where they could engage in male-only activities. Everyone who speaks the language acquired it as their second language. Those who are fluent in it and use it with ease are considered native speakers.

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Mostly neutral, but feelings range from negative to positive.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: None
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: None
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Men typically only speak the language in male-only environments, such as fishing, sailing, or playing checkers or card games. There is a significant population shift to the island of Pohnpei and many young men enter the cash economy. There are fewer men in recent years who engage in traditional activities such as sailing or growing taro where the language would be acquired and spoken.
Scripts (Writing system): Roman-based

PLACES: Micronesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sapwuahfik Atoll, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia. Also some of Pohnpei island, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Spoken only by men

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Ponape, Micronesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Ngatik (Sapuahfik) Atoll, southwest of Ponape

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
700. 500 on atoll (1983 Poyer), 200 on Ponape.

DATE OF INFO: 1983

PLACES: Micronesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Ngatik (Sapuahfik) Atoll, east of Caroline Islands.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700
Native speakers worldwide

				World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		700		100-999										Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub																			5.8305, 157.2308
	September		2014	Personal Communication on Ngatik Men's Creole						University of Hawaii at Manoa		Bradley Rentz			15-30		10-99	The language is spoken only by men who use a dialect of Pohnpeian as their primary language instead of the Ngatik Men’s Creole. All men on Sapwuahfik who are 60 years old or older can speak the language fluently. Some men 30-50 years old can speak it but not to the level of the older men. Men under 30 years old typically know very little of the language. Some women of the atoll have a passive knowledge of the language and everyone on the atoll can more or less understand it. Men historically did not acquire the language until they were teenagers or at an age where they could engage in male-only activities. Everyone who speaks the language acquired it as their second language. Those who are fluent in it and use it with ease are considered native speakers.	50-100	15-30	50-100	Other languages are used in almost all domains except for a small number of traditional male-only domains.	Ngatikese, Pohnpeian, English	Mostly neutral, but feelings range from negative to positive.	Men typically only speak the language in male-only environments, such as fishing, sailing, or playing checkers or card games. There is a significant population shift to the island of Pohnpei and many young men enter the cash economy. There are fewer men in recent years who engage in traditional activities such as sailing or growing taro where the language would be acquired and spoken.	All	Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	14	14	Micronesia	Sapwuahfik Atoll, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia. Also some of Pohnpei island, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia.	5.787374, 157.155433
070071197X	3	1	2007	Australia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	424-557		Routledge	Abingdon			Stephen A Wurm	Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub	700		100-999	Spoken only by men					Ponapean			All speakers	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Ponape, Micronesia	Ngatik (Sapuahfik) Atoll, southwest of Ponape
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	700	1983	100-999	700. 500 on atoll (1983 Poyer), 200 on Ponape.									Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Micronesia	Ngatik (Sapuahfik) Atoll, east of Caroline Islands.

Ngatik Men's Creole

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Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15-30

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

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Ngatik Men's Creole

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15-30

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

700

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