Ratak dialect of Marshallese

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The Ratak dialect of Marshallese is one of the two primary regional varieties of the Marshallese language, traditionally spoken in the Ratak (eastern) chain of the Marshall Islands.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect ⓘ
variety of Marshallese language ⓘ
associatedWith Ratak Chain culture ⓘ
country Marshall Islands ⓘ
dialectOf Marshallese language ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Ratak Marshallese ⓘ
eastern Marshallese dialect ⓘ
hasCounterpart Ralik dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
hasFeature minor lexical differences from Ralik dialect ⓘ
minor phonological differences from Ralik dialect ⓘ
hasLinguisticAncestor Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
Proto-Micronesian language ⓘ
hasMutualIntelligibilityWith Ralik dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
hasPhonologySimilarTo Ralik dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
hasStatus regional dialect ⓘ
isSpokenBy Marshallese people in eastern atolls ⓘ
inhabitants of Ratak Chain ⓘ
isTaughtAs local variety of Marshallese in Ratak schools ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
Micronesian languages ⓘ
oneOfTwoPrimaryDialectsOf Marshallese language ⓘ
partOf Marshallese language ⓘ
region Ratak Chain ⓘ
eastern Marshall Islands ⓘ
sharesStandardOrthographyWith Ralik dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
spokenIn Ailinginae Atoll ⓘ
Ailuk Atoll ⓘ
Arno Atoll ⓘ
Aur Atoll ⓘ
Bikar Atoll ⓘ
linked to: Bokak Atoll

Bokak Atoll ⓘ
Erikub Atoll ⓘ
Jemo Island ⓘ
Likiep Atoll ⓘ
Majuro Atoll ⓘ
Maloelap Atoll ⓘ
Mili Atoll ⓘ
Ratak Chain ⓘ
Taka Atoll ⓘ
Utrik Atoll ⓘ
Wotje Atoll ⓘ
subclassOf Marshallese language ⓘ
usedFor everyday communication in Ratak Chain ⓘ
local media in Ratak Chain ⓘ
traditional oral literature in Ratak Chain ⓘ
usesScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ralik dialect of Marshallese → coordinateDialectWith → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
Ralik dialect of Marshallese → hasLexicalVariationWith → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
Ralik dialect of Marshallese → hasMutualIntelligibilityWith → Ratak dialect of Marshallese ⓘ
Ratak (Sunrise) island chain → hasEtymology → Ratak means "sunrise" in Marshallese ⓘ
linked to: Ratak dialect of Marshallese