Woleaian language

Woleaian
Woleaian
Native to	Federated States of Micronesia
Region	Woleai
Native speakers	(1,600 cited 1987 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Micronesian Nuclear Micronesian Chuukic Ulithian–Woleaian Woleaian; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin, formerly Woleaian syllabary
Official status
Official language in	Federated States of Micronesia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	woe
Glottolog	wole1240
ELP	Woleaian
	Woleaian is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Woleaian is the main language of the island of Woleai and surrounding smaller islands in the state of Yap of the Federated States of Micronesia. Woleaian is a Chuukic language. Within that family, its closest relative is Satawalese, with which it is largely mutually intelligible. Woleaian is spoken by approximately 1700 people. Woleai has a writing system of its own, a syllabary based on the Latin alphabet.

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