Woleaian language

Woleaian
Native toFederated States of Micronesia
RegionWoleai
Native speakers
(1,600 cited 1987 census)[1]
Austronesian
Latin, formerly Woleaian syllabary
Official status
Official language in
Federated States of Micronesia
Language codes
ISO 639-3woe
Glottologwole1240
ELPWoleaian
Woleaian is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Woleaian is the main language of the island of Woleai and surrounding smaller islands in the state of Yap of the Federated States of Micronesia. Woleaian is a Chuukic language. Within that family, its closest relative is Satawalese, with which it is largely mutually intelligible. Woleaian is spoken by approximately 1700 people.[2] Woleai has a writing system of its own, a syllabary based on the Latin alphabet.

  1. ^ Woleaian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Woleaian language".

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