The Marshallese language (Marshallese: new orthography Kajin M̧ajeļ or old orthography Kajin Majōl [kɑ͡æzʲinʲ(e͡ɤ) mˠɑɑ̯zʲɛ͡ʌɫ]) also known as Ebon is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands by about 44000 people and the principal language of the country. There are two major dialects: Rālik (western) and Ratak (eastern).
ISO 639-1 code
mh
ISO 639-2 code
mah
ISO 639-3 code
mah
family
Malayo-Polynesian languages, Micronesian languages, Oceanic languages
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