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Sonsorolese

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Also known as Sonsorol, Sonsorolese language

Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.

Key facts

Language.name
Sonsorolese
Language.nativename
Ramari Dongosaro
Language.states
Palau
Language.region
Palau: originally Sonsorol state (all three inhabited islands Sonsorol, Pulo Ana and Merir)
Language.pushpin_map
Southeast Asia
Language.date
2007
Language.ref
e18
Language.familycolor
Austronesian
Language.fam2
Malayo-Polynesian
Language.fam3
Oceanic
Language.fam4
Micronesian
Language.fam5
Micronesian Proper
Language.fam6
Nuclear Micronesian
Language.fam7
Chuukic–Pohnpeic
Language.fam8
Chuukic
Language.nation
Sonsorol state
Language.script
Latin script
Language.iso3
sov

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ABVD: Sonsorolese

A Database of Basic Austronesian Vocabulary

lpan.eva.mpg.de

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number of speakers, writers, or signers
600
native label
ramari Dongosaro
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17 sections
Contents
  • Introduction
  • History
  • Population
  • Geographic distribution
  • Dialects
  • Phonology
  • Consonants
  • Vowels
  • Voiceless vowels
  • Orthography and pronunciation
  • Grammar
  • Reduplication
  • Numerals
  • Vocabulary
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.

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