Sonsorolese language

Sonsorolese
Sonsorolese
Ramari Dongosaro
Native to	Palau
Region	Palau: originally Sonsorol state (all three inhabited islands Sonsorol, Pulo Ana and Merir)
Native speakers	400 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Micronesian Micronesian Proper Nuclear Micronesian Chuukic–Pohnpeic Chuukic Sonsorolese; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin script
Official status
Official language in	Palau
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sov
Glottolog	sons1242
ELP	Sonsorol
	Sonsorolese is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
	Sonsorolese
	Coordinates: 5°20′N 132°13′E / 5.33°N 132.22°E

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.

^ Sonsorolese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Sonsorolese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[1]

Sonsorolese
Ramari Dongosaro
Native to	Palau
Region	Palau: originally Sonsorol state (all three inhabited islands Sonsorol, Pulo Ana and Merir)
Native speakers	400 (2007)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Micronesian Micronesian Proper Nuclear Micronesian Chuukic–Pohnpeic Chuukic Sonsorolese
Writing system	Latin script
Official status
Official language in	Palau
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`sov`
Glottolog	`sons1242`
ELP	Sonsorol
Sonsorolese is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Sonsorolese
Coordinates: 5°20′N 132°13′E / 5.33°N 132.22°E / 5.33; 132.22