Woleaian

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Micronesian language
language
belongsTo Austronesian language family NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Satawalese NERFINISHED
Ulithian NERFINISHED
country Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Woleai islanders NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution Woleai Atoll and nearby islands in Yap State
hasAlternativeName Woleai NERFINISHED
Woleaian language NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
Micronesian languages NERFINISHED
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
region Micronesia NERFINISHED
spokenIn Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
Woleai Atoll NERFINISHED
Yap State NERFINISHED
statusInCountry local language of Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia
subgroup Chuukic languages NERFINISHED
usedBy Woleaian people NERFINISHED
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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Carolinian closelyRelatedTo Woleaian
Yapese hasNeighborLanguage Woleaian
Yap State officialLanguage Woleaian
Ulithian sharesLexiconWith Woleaian