Woleaian
A language of Micronesia
| Population | 1,630 (1987 Yap census). |
| Region | Woleai (Wottegai), Falalus, Seliap (Sulywap), Falalop (Falalap), Tegailap (Tagalap), Paliau, Mariang, Eauripik, Faraulep, Elato, Lamotrek, Ifaluk islands, eastern Caroline Islands. The first 5 listed are inhabited. 22 islands total, Yap state. |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
| Dialects | Woleaian, Lamotrek. 84% intelligibility of Satawalese [stw], 81% of Ulithian [uli], 50% of Sonsorol [sov], very low of Puluwatese [puw] and Chuukese [chk]. Lexical similarity: 88% with Satawalese and Carolinian [cal], 82% with Puluwatese, 80% with Ulithian, 78% with Mortlockese [mrl], 75% 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 | Vigorous. Positive attitude. Also use some English. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. |
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