Ulithian language

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Ulithian
Spoken in: Federated States of Micronesia 
Region: Ulithi atoll
Total speakers: 3,000 in 1987
Language family: Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian
  Central Eastern
   Eastern
    Oceanic
     Central-Eastern
      Remote
       Micronesian
        Micronesian Proper
         Ponapeic-Trukic
          Ulithian 
Official status
Official language of: Federated States of Micronesia
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: map
ISO/FDIS 639-3: uli

Ulithian is the name of the language spoken on Ulithi atoll and neighboring islands. Utlithian is one of the 6 official languages of the Federated States of Micronesia. There are some 3000 speakers, although only 700 of these live on Ulithi atoll.

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