Introduction Woleaian language

1 introduction

1.1 history
1.2 population
1.3 classification

introduction
history

most woleaian speakers or woleaians more commonly known found in federated states of micronesia, , central , eastern caroline islands. more of speakers found in yap state in micronesia woleaian considered official language. woleaian speakers classified pacific islanders , micronesian (people-in-country profile). island of yap broken 2 parts: yap proper, made of gagil, tomil, fanif, weloy, , rull—and yap outer islands, made of ulithi, faris/sorol, ngulu, woleai, eauripik, ifalik, faraulap, elato, lamotrek , satawal. aside woleaian, many speakers in yap , other nearby places speak other languages, yapese, satawalese, ulithian, english, chuukese, kosraean, pingelapese, pohnpeian, mwoakilloan, , asian , polynesian languages (yap census report, 2002). woleaian language , culture important woleaian people, history. woleaian history passed down generation generation storytelling. doing helps keep language alive. passing down history, pass down music, important them. important part of culture clothing. clothing important them have strict rules against wearing type of western clothing. enjoy using canoes around instead of motorboats, , simple things beautiful beaches , going fishing. enjoy working , spending time family , friends (team).

population

in 1987, yap census taken , reported there 1,630 people speaking language. 13 years later when census taken in 2000 there increase of speakers , 5,000 people speaking or knew language. of these 5,000 speakers 4,500 of them spoke woleaian first language , 500 of them second language (yap census report, 2002).

classification

woleaian classified austronesian, malayo-polynesian, central-eastern malayo-polynesian, eastern malayo-polynesian, oceanic, central-eastern oceanic, remote oceanic, micronesian, micronesian proper, ponapeic-trukic, trukic language (woleaian).