Alternate Names: Ebon
Dialects: Rälik, Ratak. Dialects inherently intelligible. Ujelang, the westernmost island, has slightly less homogeneous speech. Lexical similarity: 33% with Pohnapeian ,.
Status Notes: De facto national language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 43,900 in Marshall Islands (1979 B. Bender). Population total all countries: 54,600.
Language Use: Vigorous.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1982.
Spoken In: Marshall Islands
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Marshall Islands