Carolinian Language (cal)

Also Known As: Saipan Carolinian,Southern Carolinian Description: Carolinian is an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands, where it is an official language along with English and Chamorro. Carolinian is spoken mostly by the Carolinian people, it is most closely related to Satawalese, Woleaian, and Puluwatese. Carolinian has 95% lexical similarity with Satawalese, 88% with Woleaian and Puluwatese; 81% with Mortlockese; 78% with Chuukese, 74% with Ulithian. A 1990 census estimated the number of speakers at about 3,000, currently 5,700. Carolinian is known as Refaluwasch by native speakers. It has 31 characters in its alphabet...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Carolinian Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/cal/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Northern Mariana Islands Spoken In: Regions: Oceania ISO 639-3 Code: cal Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Austronesian Group     Malayo-Polynesian Group       Central-Eastern Group         Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Group           Oceanic Group             Central-Eastern Oceanic Group               Remote Oceanic Group                 Micronesian Group                   Micronesian Proper Group                     Ponapeic-Trukic Group                       Trukic Group                         Carolinian Language