Ulithian
A language of Micronesia
| Population | 3,000 in Micronesia (1987 UBS). Population total all countries: 3,075. |
| Region | Ulithi, Ngulu, Sorol, Fais islands, eastern Caroline Islands. Also in United States. |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
| Dialects | 85% intelligibility with Woleaian [woe], 57% with Satawalese [stw], very low intelligibility of Puluwatese [puw] and Chuukese [chk]. Lexical similarity: 74%–80% with Woleaian, 77% with Satawalese, 74% with Carolinian [cal], 72% with Puluwatese and Mortlockese [mrl], 68% with Chuukese. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic, Trukic |
| Language use | Semiofficial status. Vigorous. |
| Language development | Grammar. NT: 1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Christian, traditional religion. |
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