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Marshallese language

NameMarshallese
Nativename  or  
FamilycolorAustronesian
StatesMarshall Islands
Nauru
Speakers43,900 (1979)
Fam2Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3Oceanic
Fam4Central-Eastern
Fam5Micronesian
Fam6Micronesian Proper
Fam7Nuclear Micronesian
NationMarshall Islands (with English)
Iso1mh|iso2=mah|iso3=mah

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The Marshallese language (Marshallese: , or in older orthography , pronounced c-mhkhayJyuyn_mhhahahJyehlh) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Marshall Islands, and the principal language of the country. There are two major dialects: Rālik (western) and Ratak (eastern).


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