Ulithian language

Ulithian
Yulidiy
Native toFederated States of Micronesia
RegionUlithi Atoll
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1987)[1]
Austronesian
Official status
Official language in
Federated States of Micronesia
Language codes
ISO 639-3uli
Glottologulit1238
ELPUlithian
Ulithian is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Ulithian is the language spoken on Ulithi Atoll and neighboring islands. Ulithian is one of the six official languages of the Federated States of Micronesia. There are some 3,000 speakers, although only 700 of these live on Ulithi Atoll.

In 2010, a Ulithian–English and English–Ulithian dictionary was published by Habele, a US-based charity.[2] The authors' stated aim was to create a consistent and intuitive pattern of Roman alphabet spelling useful for both native Ulithian and native English speakers.

  1. ^ Ulithian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Charity Publishes Dictionary For Remote Micronesian Islanders " COM-FSM, May 10, 2010.[1]