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Languages of Marshall Islands

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Aelōn̄ in M̧ajeļ
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
Kajin Majol
Marshallese
Text direction: LTR

Marshallese and English are the official languages of the Marshall Islands. Marshallese remains central to community life, while English is also used across government, education and international communication.

2
Core languages shown
Country-level reference set
Marshallese
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

MarshalleseEnglish

Read the Characters

Marshallese · 24 characters

Marshallese · 24 characters
A
a
Ā
ā
B
b
D
d
E
e
I
i
J
j
K
k
L
l
Ļ
ļ
M
m
M̧
m̧
N
n
Ņ
ņ
N̄
n̄
O
o
O̧
o̧
Ō
ō
P
p
R
r
T
t
U
u
Ū
ū
W
w

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in the Marshall Islands?

Marshallese and English are the official languages of the Marshall Islands. Marshallese remains central to community life, while English is also used across government, education and international communication.

What writing systems are used in the Marshall Islands?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Country profile

Official Marshall Islands government diplomatic source stating that Marshallese and English are recognized as the nation’s official languages.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.

UNGEGN: Marshall Islands endonym

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names record for the Marshallese short-name endonym Aelōn̄ in M̧ajeļ.