Ulithian

ULI

developing

Dialects: None known. 85% intelligibility of Woleaian ,, 57% of Satawalese ,, very low intelligibility of Puluwatese , and Chuukese ,. Lexical similarity: 74%–80% with Woleaian ,, 77% with Satawalese ,, 74% with Carolinian ,, 72% with Puluwatese , and Mortlockese ,, 68% with Chuukese ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Remote Oceanic
Micronesian
Micronesian Proper
Ponapeic-Trukic
Trukic

Demographics: 3,000 in Micronesia (1987 UBS). Population total all countries: 3,039.

Language Use: Vigorous.

Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1995.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Micronesia

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.