Carolinian language
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| Carolinian | |
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| Spoken in: | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Region: | Saipan, Anatahan, and Agrihan islands, Carolines. |
| Total speakers: | 3,000 |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cal |
| SIL | |
Carolinian is an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands, where it is an official language along with English and Chamorro. Carolinian is most closely related to Satawalese, Woleaian, and Puluwatese. Estimates place the number of speakers at about 3,000.