Description
Marshallese Bible with Footnotes
JEJE KO REKWOJARJAR
Words of Grace - Naan Ko Rejouj
Language of the Marshall Islands
Virtually all Marshallese are Christian, most of them Protestant (see Religion in the Marshall Islands).
The Marshallese language (Marshallese: new orthography Kajin M̧ajeļ or old orthography Kajin Majōl, [kɑ͡æzʲinʲ(e͡ɤ) mˠɑɑ̯zʲɛ͡ʌɫ]), also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands by about 44,000 people, and the principal language of the country. There are two major dialects: Rālik (western) and Ratak (eastern).
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1630 pages
- Publisher: Bible Society (2010)
- Language: Marshallese
- ISBN-10: 0982359721
- ISBN-13: 978-0982359723 / 9780982359723
| Marshallese | |
|---|---|
| Ebon |
|
| (new orthography) Kajin M̧ajeļ (old orthography) Kajin Majōl |
|
| Native to | Marshall Islands |
|
Native speakers
|
(55,000 cited 1979) |
|
Austronesian
|
|
| Latin (Marshallese alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
|
Official language in
|
Marshall Islands (with English) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mh |
| ISO 639-2 | mah |
| ISO 639-3 | mah |
| Glottolog | mars1254 |
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ), is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia.
| Status | Sovereign state in free association with the United States |
|---|---|
| Capital and largest city |
Majuro 7°7′N 171°4′E |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2006) |
|
| Demonym | Marshallese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Hilda Heine | |
|
• Speaker
|
Kenneth Kedi |
| Legislature | Nitijela |
| Independence from the United States | |
|
• Self-government
|
1979 |
| October 21, 1986 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
181.43 km2 (70.05 sq mi) (189th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
n/a (negligible) |
| Population | |
|
• 2016 estimate
|
53,066 (United Nations) (203rd) |
|
• 2011 census
|
53,158 |
|
• Density
|
293.0/km2 (758.9/sq mi) (28th) |
