Ulithian language

Ulithian language

language
name=Ulithian
nativename=
familycolor=Austronesian
states=Federated States of Micronesia
region=Ulithi atoll
speakers=3,000 in 1987
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
fam3=Central Eastern
fam4=Eastern
fam5=Oceanic
fam6=Central-Eastern
fam7=Remote
fam8=Micronesian
fam9=Micronesian Proper
fam10=Ponapeic-Trukic
nation=Federated States of Micronesia
iso2=map|iso3=uli

Ulithian is the name of the language spoken on Ulithi atoll and neighboring islands. Ulithian is one of the 6 official languages of the Federated States of Micronesia. There are some 3000 speakers, although only 700 of these live on Ulithi atoll.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=uli Ethnologue report on Ulithian]


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