Satawalese | Ethnologue

A language of Micronesia

ISO 639: stw
Autonym: Satawal
Population: 500 (2016 C. Fruit).
Location:: Yap state: Satawal island.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Pohnpeic-Chuukic, Chuukic
Dialects: None known. 60% intelligibility of Ulithian [uli] and Woleaian [woe]. Lexical similarity: 95% with Carolinian [cal], 88% with Woleaian [woe] and Puluwatese [puw], 82% with Mortlockese [mrl], 79% with Chuukese [chk], 77% with Ulithian [uli].
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Satawalese
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Yap state: Satawal island.