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The Ratak Chain is home to the Ratak dialect (or eastern dialect) of the Marshallese language. It is mutually intelligible with the Rālik dialect (or western dialect) located on the
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for 'sunrise') is a chain of islands and atolls within the island nation of the
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Ratak Chain

Pacific Ocean
Marshall Islands

Marshallese
Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain
Ailuk Atoll
Arno Atoll
Aur Atoll
Bikar Atoll
Bokak Atoll
Erikub Atoll
Jemo Island
Knox Atoll
Likiep Atoll
Majuro Atoll
Maloelap Atoll
Mejit Island
Mili Atoll
Taka Atoll
Utirik Atoll
Wotje Atoll
seamounts
Gilbert Islands
Kiribati
Marshallese language
Rālik Chain
Marshallese-English Dictionary

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