Sonsorolese language
Micronesian language spoken in Palau / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.
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Sonsorolese | |
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Ramari Dongosaro | |
Native to | Palau |
Region | Palau: originally Sonsorol state (all three inhabited islands Sonsorol, Pulo Ana and Merir) |
Native speakers | 400 (2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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Latin script | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Palau |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sov |
Glottolog | sons1242 |
ELP | Sonsorol |
Sonsorolese is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Coordinates: 5.33°N 132.22°E / 5.33; 132.22 |
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