kosTechnical information about ISO 639 language code kos
The table below provides technical details for the Kosraean language, designated by the kos code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Kosraean |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | PohnpeianChuukeseMokilese |
| Key facts | Spoken by only about six thousand people, giving it one of the smallest speaker bases among Micronesian languagesRetains inclusive vs. exclusive distinctions in the first-person plural pronounsCommonly employs verb–subject–object word order alongside verb serializationUses a Latin-based writing system introduced by 19th-century missionaries and later refined locallyPreserves several Proto-Micronesian consonant contrasts that have merged in neighboring languages. |
| Sample phrase | Len wō, ke mwet? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Kosraean language, identified by the code kos, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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