Languages Of The Marshall Islands
The Marshallese language (Marshallese: Kajin M̧ajeļ or Kajin Majõl), also known as Ebon, is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands by about 44,000 people, and the principal language of the country. There are two major dialects: Rālik (western) and Ratak (eastern).
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