Directory of Marshallese Resources

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Marshallese, also known as Ebon, is an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian member of the Austronesian language family spoken by approximately 44000 people. Speakers are principally concentrated in the Marshall Islands with a smaller population based on the island of Nauru.

Resources in This Category

• Marshallese Language

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshallese_language
  Brief description of the Marshallese language, with orthography and sample text.

• Marshallese Language Training Manual

  http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~rscook/pdf/PCMLT-JejeinM.pdf
  Peace Corps language training manual and comprehensive introduction to the language.

• Publications on Marshallese

  http://www2.hawaii.edu/~bender/#Publications_on_Marshallese
  Bibliography of research on Marshallese from Byron W. Bender's home page followed by more general references on Austronesian linguistics.

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