Woleaian | |
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Native to | Federated States of Micronesia |
Region | Woleai |
Native speakers | (1,600 cited 1987 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Latin, formerly Woleaian syllabary | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Federated States of Micronesia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | woe |
Glottolog | wole1240 |
ELP | Woleaian |
![]() Woleaian is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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.
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