Sonsorolese

Also known as Sonsorol, Sonsorolese language

Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.

Key facts

Language.name: Sonsorolese
Language.nativename: Ramari Dongosaro
Language.states: Palau
Language.region: Palau: originally Sonsorol state (all three inhabited islands Sonsorol, Pulo Ana and Merir)
Language.pushpin_map: Southeast Asia
Language.date: 2007
Language.ref: e18
Language.familycolor: Austronesian
Language.fam2: Malayo-Polynesian
Language.fam3: Oceanic
Language.fam4: Micronesian
Language.fam5: Micronesian Proper
Language.fam6: Nuclear Micronesian
Language.fam7: Chuukic–Pohnpeic
Language.fam8: Chuukic
Language.nation: Sonsorol state
Language.script: Latin script
Language.iso3: sov

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Introduction
History
Population
Geographic distribution
Dialects
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Voiceless vowels
Orthography and pronunciation
Grammar
Reduplication
Numerals
Vocabulary
References
Further reading
External links

Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.

==Introduction==

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