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- Woleaian
ISO 639-3 · woewoe
Austronesian family
Woleaian
kapetali Weleya
Woleaian is a language of the Chuukic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Federated States of Micronesia. Wikidata counts about 1,700 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language in Yap, Micronesia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
woe- Glottocode
wole1240- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
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10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Woleaian · kapetali Weleya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Woleaian language |
| All speakers | 1,700 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Woleaian
The branches above Woleaian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Federated States of Micronesia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalponPohnpeianAustronesian · 29,0002 · ProvincialkosKosraeanAustronesian · 8,0002 · ProvincialyapYapeseAustronesian · 5,1302 · ProvincialngmNgatik Men’s Creoleunclassified · 7006b · ThreatenednkrNukuoroAustronesian5 · DevelopingkpgKapingamarangiAustronesian4 · EducationalmkjMokileseAustronesian6a · VigorouspifPingelapeseAustronesian6a · VigorousnuwNguluwanAustronesian8b · Nearly Extinct