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Where is Tobian spoken?

Tobian (ramari Hatohobei) is an Austronesian language, spoken in Palau. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Where Tobian is spoken

Tobian is spoken in one country: Palau.

Country
Palau

Tobian has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Tobian?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Moribund. Glottolog lists it as moribund: the youngest speakers are middle-aged or older, and children are no longer learning it.

Where Tobian sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Tobian as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

  1. Austronesian
  2. Malayo-Polynesian
  3. Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  4. Oceanic
  5. Micronesian
  6. Central Micronesian
  7. Western Micronesian
  8. Chuukic-Ponapeic
  9. Trukic
  10. Western Trukic
  11. Sonsorol-Tobi
  12. Tobian

Related languages

Other languages in the Sonsorol-Tobi group:

More about Tobian

Codes: ISO 639-3 tox, Glottolog tobi1238. Glottolog macroarea: Papunesia.

Questions about Tobian

Where is Tobian spoken?

Tobian is spoken in Palau. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Tobian in?

Glottolog places Tobian in the Austronesian family, in the branch Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Micronesian, Central Micronesian, Western Micronesian, Chuukic-Ponapeic, Trukic, Western Trukic and Sonsorol-Tobi.

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