Marshallese
Kajin Aelōñ Kein
Marshallese is an Austronesian language spoken in Marshall Islands, by about 61 thousand people.
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Marshallese (Marshallese: Kajin Ṃajeḷ or Kajin Majōl [kɑzʲinʲ(i)mˠɑːzʲɛlˠ]), also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands. The language of the Marshallese people, it is spoken by nearly all of the country's population of 59,000, making it the principal language. There are also roughly 27,000 Marshallese citizens residing in the United States, nearly all of whom speak Marshallese, as well as residents in other countries such as Nauru and Kiribati.
There are two major dialects, the western Rālik and the eastern Ratak.
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Written down
Armij otemjej rej rujlok ilo anemkwoj im jonon utiej eo im maron ko air wot juon. Emwij lelok non ir maron in bukot non ir make im bareinwot boklikot kin men ko rej tomaki im bwe jerbal non dron ilo juon jitobon jimpenjatin.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Marshallese
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | jinen | |
| father | jem- | |
| woman | kōrā | |
| name | āt | |
| head | bar | |
| liver | aj | |
| water | dān | |
| fire | kijeek | |
| sun | aļ | |
| moon | allōn̄ | |
| star | iju | |
| wind | an̄ | |
| night | bon̄ | |
| dog | kidu | |
| cat | kuuj | |
| fish | ek | |
| bird | bao | |
| one | juon | |
| two | ruo | |
| three | jilu | |
| four | emān | |
| five | ļalem | |
| ten | joñoul | |
| hundred | jibukwi | |
| coffee | ko̧pe | |
| sugar | jukwa | |
| salt | jo̧o̧ļ | |
| apple | abōļ | |
| hello | io̧kwe | |
| thank you | kom̧m̧ool |
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Vocabulary
- PuluwateseAustronesian32% alike
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- MortlockeseAustronesian28% alike
- ChuukeseAustronesian24% alike
- SatawaleseAustronesian24% alike
- PohnpeianAustronesian23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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