Carolinian
A language of Northern Mariana Islands
| Population | 3,000 in Northern Mariana Islands (1990 census). Population total all countries: 3,100. |
| Region | Saipan, Anatahan, and Agrihan islands, Carolines. Also in United States. |
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Guam and North Mariana Islands |
| Alternate names | Saipan Carolinian, Southern Carolinian |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity 95% between Southern Carolinian and Satawalese [stw], 88% with Woleaian [woe] and Puluwatese [puw], 81% with Mortlockese [mrl], 78% with Chuukese [chk], and 74% with Ulithian [uli]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic, Trukic |
| Language use | National language. Semiofficial status. All on Saipan also use Chamorro [cha] or English. |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Fishermen mainly; agriculturalists: vegetables; livestock: cattle, pigs, goats. |
Also spoken in:
United States
| Language name | Carolinian |
| Population | 100 in United States (2000 census). |
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