Marshallese, also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands. The language of the Marshallese people, it is spoken by nearly all of the country's population of 59,000, making it the principal language. There are also roughly 27,000 Marshallese citizens residing in the United States, nearly all of whom speak Marshallese, as well as residents in other countries such as Nauru and Kiribati.
Marshallese version of the Book of Mormon
Marshallese alphabet in a library
A poster sponsored by CDC about COVID-19 prevention in Marshallese.
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The territory consists of 29 coral atolls and five islands, divided across two island chains: Ratak in the east and Ralik in the west. 97.87% of its territory is water, the largest proportion of water to land of any sovereign state. The country shares maritime boundaries with Wake Island to the north, Kiribati to the southeast, Nauru to the south, and the Federated States of Micronesia to the west. The capital and largest city is Majuro, home to approximately half of the country's population.
Marshall Islanders sailing, with sails brailed (reefed), c. 1899–1900
Manila Galleon in the Marianas and Carolines, c. 1590 Boxer Codex
Offices of the Pacific Navigation Co. at Jaluit Atoll in the late 1880s
German colonial administration building at Jaluit Atoll in 1886