Ralik
Native name: Rālik | |
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 Map of the Ralik (left) and Ratak island chains | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 8°00′N 167°00′E / 8.000°N 167.000°E |
| Administration | |
The Ralik Chain (
President of the Marshall Islands
in 2012, was formerly Minister for the Ralik Chain.
List of atolls and isolated islands in the chain:
Language
The Rālik Chain is home to the Rālik dialect (or western dialect) of the Marshallese language. It is mutually intelligible with the Ratak dialect (or eastern dialect) located on the
Ratak Chain
. The two dialects differ mainly in lexicon and in certain regular phonological reflexes.
References
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- Bold indicates populated islands
- Italics indicate single island
- (parenthesis) indicates a submarine feature
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