Also Known As:
Ramari Hatohobei, Hatohobeian, Tobi, Hatohobei
Dialects & Varieties
Tobian Language Use Survey
Tobian Language Use Survey
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
No results found.
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
"Most respondents reported commonly using more than one language at a time. Tobian was commonly used at home and in the neighborhood and with children, elders, and siblings."
Location and Context
Countries
No results found.
Location Description
No results found.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Sonsorolese, Echangese, Palauan, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Paluan & English: School, church, work
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
No results found.
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
Tobian (Ramari Hatohobei) is the language of Tobi, one of the Southwest Islands of the Republic of P
This is a collection of 66 recordings in Hatohobeian (also known as Tobian) and Sonsorolese.
This dissertation uses raw data of Ramari Hatohobei or Tobian (ISO 639-3 tox), an endangered Microne