Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Marshallese (Marshallese: Kajin M̧ajeļ or Kajin Majōl [kɑzʲinʲ(i)mˠɑːzʲɛlˠ]), also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands.The language of the Marshallese people, it is spoken by nearly all of the country's population of 59,000, making it the principal language. [3]
In 2006 Spokane-area schools had a lot of Marshallese students, so that "Spokane Public Schools has 370 students whose primary language is Marshallese"; these students form the second group, more numerous than the Spanish-speaking students (360 people) and following the Russian-speaking students (530 people) in these schools (in reference to ...
[citation needed] Marshallese society was organized into three social classes; the iroji was the chief or landowner that headed several clans, the alap managed the clan and the rijerbal (worker) were commoners that worked the land. The three social classes treated each other well and with mutual respect.
Marshallese may refer to: Marshall Islands, a Micronesian island nation; Marshallese language, a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Marshall Islands;
Both Marshallese and English are the official languages of the Marshall Islands. Most Marshallese speak both the Marshallese language and at least some English. Government agencies use Marshallese. One important word in Marshallese is "yokwe" which is similar to the Hawaiian "aloha" and means "hello", "goodbye" and "love". [citation needed]
Marshallese-language surnames (1 C, 2 P) T. Translators to Marshallese (1 P) Pages in category "Marshallese language" The following 4 pages are in this category, out ...
The Micronesian Languages. The twenty Micronesian languages form a family of Oceanic languages.Micronesian languages are known for their lack of plain labial consonants; they have instead two series, palatalized and labio-velarized labials, similar to the related Loyalty Islands languages.
Marshallese language (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Languages of the Marshall Islands" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent ...