Kosraean /koʊˈʃaɪən/ sometimes rendered Kusaiean is the language spoken on the islands of Kosrae (Kusaie) Caroline Islands and Nauru. In 2001 there were approximately 8000 speakers.Kosraean features possessive classes such as sihk for mine when referring to dwellings and nihmuhk for mine when referring to drinks.
ISO 639-2 code
kos
ISO 639-3 code
kos
family
Malayo-Polynesian languages, Micronesian languages, Oceanic languages
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