Marshallese

Marshallese (ri-Majōl)

Marshallese is a member of the Micronesian group of the Malayo-Polynesian
branch of the Austronesian language family. Marshallese is spoken by about
23,000 people on the Marshall Islands in the North Pacific.

Marshallese is an official language of the Marshall Islands, along with
English, and is used as the language of instruction in most primary schools.

Marshallese is written with the Latin alphabet. Recently the spelling system
was reformed, though some people still use the old system.

Marshallese pronunciation

Marshallese pronunciation

Sample text in Marshallese

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.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Links

Information about the Marshallese languages
http://www.rosettaproject.org/archive/mah/view?searchterm=Marshallese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshallese_language
http://www.cmiedu.net/the_marshallese_language.htm

Marshallese phrases
http://www.rmiembassyus.org/Marshallese Phrasebook.htm
http://www.prel.org/products/pr_/lc-marshallese.asp

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