Woleaian

WOE

developing

Dialects: Lamotrek, Woleaian. 84% intelligibility of Satawalese ,, 81% of Ulithian ,, 50% of Sonsorol ,, very low of Puluwatese , and Chuukese ,. Lexical similarity: 88% with Satawalese , and Carolinian ,, 82% with Puluwatese ,, 80% with Ulithian ,, 78% with Mortlockese ,, 75% 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: 1,630 (1987 census).

Language Use: Vigorous. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Nation of Origin: Micronesia