Woleaian

E96377

Woleaian is a Micronesian language spoken primarily in the Federated States of Micronesia, particularly on Woleai Atoll and nearby islands.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Woleaian canonical 8
Woleai 4
Falalop Woleaian 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Micronesian language
language
belongsTo Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian language family
closelyRelatedTo Satawalese language
surface form: Satawalese

Ulithian
country Federated States of Micronesia
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Woleai islanders
geographicDistribution Woleai Atoll and nearby islands in Yap State
hasAlternativeName Woleaian
surface form: Woleai

Woleaian language
hasDialects varieties spoken on different islets of Woleai Atoll
hasDomain traditional fishing terminology
traditional navigation terminology
hasFeature inclusive-exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
phonemic vowel length
rich consonant inventory
verbal aspect marking
hasLexifierInfluence loanwords from Chuukese
loanwords from English
loanwords from Japanese
hasMorphologicalType moderately agglutinative
hasPhonologicalFeature contrast between short and long vowels
syllable-final consonants
hasReligionAssociated Christianity (through liturgical and church use)
hasResourceType New Testament translation
bilingual wordlists
descriptive grammar works
hasTypology SVO word order
ISO639-3Code woe
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian languages
Micronesian languages
Oceanic languages
region Micronesia
spokenIn Federated States of Micronesia
Woleai Atoll
Yap State
statusInCountry local language of Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia
subgroup Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
surface form: Chuukic languages
usedBy Woleaian people
usedFor oral storytelling
traditional chants and songs
usedIn community radio and local media in Woleai
local education in Woleai
writingSystem Latin script

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolinian closelyRelatedTo Woleaian
Yapese hasNeighborLanguage Woleaian
Yap State officialLanguage Woleaian
Ulithian sharesLexiconWith Woleaian
Woleaian hasAlternativeName Woleaian
this entity surface form: Woleai
Woleaian language hasDialects Woleaian
this entity surface form: Falalop Woleaian
Woleaian language hasAlternativeName Woleaian
this entity surface form: Woleai
Joseph J. Urusemal birthPlace Woleaian
this entity surface form: Woleai
Joseph J. Urusemal nativeOf Woleaian
this entity surface form: Woleai
Woleaian people hasDemonym Woleaian