A Study of Woleaian Grammar for the Bilingual Education Program in Woleai

Tawerilmang, Anthony Francisco (May 1982). A Study of Woleaian Grammar for the Bilingual Education Program in Woleai (Thesis). University of Hawaii.

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Abstract: Woleaian is one of several languages which make up what is often referred to as the Trukic Continuum. It is spoken by about 1,600 people on the following atolls: Eauripik, Woleai, Faraulep, Ifalik, Elato, and Lamotrek, all of which are in Yap State. The Trukic language group is a member of the Nuclear Micronesian language family. This study attempts to describe the grammar of Woleaian within the general framework of the standard model of generative—transformational grammar. Where necessary, modifications are made to accommodate the unique grammatical characteristics of Woleaian. It is the aim of this study to make available linguistic information that will be useful to the curriculum writers and teachers of the Woleai Bilingual Education Program. With such information, the curriculum writers can better control the syntactic complexity of the materials they write, and thus produce more efficient instructional materials.