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Marshallese is spoken in the Marshall Islands, which lie north of the equator and just to the west of the International Date Line. It is one of the Micronesian languages, which form a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family. The alphabet includes an ampersand (&), which represents a vowel sound somewhere between e and i.

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There are about 20,000 speakers.

Marshallese is spoken/used in the following countries:

Marshall Islands

Language Family: Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
Branch: Micronesian

Marshallese Language Sample

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Marshallese

Armij otemjej rej rujlok ilo anemkwoj im jonon utiej eo im maron ko air wot juon. Emwij lelok non ir maron in bukot non ir make im bareinwot boklikot kin men ko rej tomaki im bwe jerbal non dron ilo juon jitobon jimpenjatin.

English translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights