Sonsorolese language

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The Sonsorolese language is a Micronesian language spoken by the inhabitants of Sonsorol and nearby atolls in Palau, closely related to other Carolinian languages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sonsorolese 2
Sonsorolese language canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Micronesian language
language
closelyRelatedTo Carolinian language
Tobian language
country Palau
endangeredStatus severely endangered
ethnolinguisticGroup Micronesians
family Austronesian
geographicDistribution Southwestern Palau atolls
linked to: Southwest Palau
group Oceanic
hasAlternativeName Sonsorol
Sonsorolese
hasPhonologicalType consonant–vowel syllable structure
hasWordOrder SVO
ISO639-3 sov
languageFamilyBranch Nuclear Micronesian
languageStatus minority language in Palau
primaryCountry Palau
region Caroline Islands
Southwest Islands of Palau
linked to: Southwest Palau
spokenIn Fanna
Merir
Pulo Anna
linked to: Pulo Anna Island

Sonsorol
subclassOf Carolinian language
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian
subgroup Micronesian
usedBy Sonsorolese people
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Refaluwasch language closelyRelatedTo Sonsorolese language
Carolinean people usesLanguage Sonsorolese language
Sonsorol Islands officialLanguage Sonsorolese
linked to: Sonsorolese language
Sonsorolese language hasAlternativeName Sonsorolese
linked to: Sonsorolese language