Marshallese language
Micronesian language of the Marshall Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marshallese (Marshallese: Kajin M̧ajeļ or Kajin Majōl [kɑzʲinʲ(i)mˠɑːzʲɛlˠ]), also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands. The language of the Marshallese people, it is spoken by nearly all of the country's population of 59,000, making it the principal language.[3] There are also roughly 27,000 Marshallese citizens residing in the United States,[4] nearly all of whom speak Marshallese, as well as residents in other countries such as Nauru and Kiribati.
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Marshallese | |
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Kajin M̧ajeļ[1] | |
(new orthography) Kajin M̧ajeļ (old orthography) Kajin Majōl | |
Native to | Marshall Islands |
Ethnicity | Marshallese |
Native speakers | (55,000 cited 1979)[2] |
Austronesian
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Latin (Marshallese alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Marshall Islands |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | mh |
ISO 639-2 | mah |
ISO 639-3 | mah |
Glottolog | mars1254 |
Map of Micronesian languages; Marshallese is spoken in the orange area. |
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There are two major dialects, the western Rālik and the eastern Ratak.