Marshallese
A language of Marshall Islands
| Population | 43,900 in Marshall Islands (1979 B. Bender). Population total all countries: 49,550. |
| Region | Also in Nauru, United States. |
| Alternate names | Ebon |
| Dialects | Rälik, Ratak. Dialects inherently intelligible. Ujelang, the westernmost island, has slightly less homogeneous speech. Lexical similarity: 33% with Pohnapeian [pon]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Marshallese |
| Language use | Official language. Vigorous. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1982. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Copra production, coconut oil. |
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