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- Horatio Hale
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Voices of Tobi Island—
Meet the people whose voices you hear!
Tobian,
a Malayo-Polynesian language, is spoken by approximately 150 people
these days. Tobian and the dialects of Sonsorol, Merir, and Pulo
Ana, the other three southwest islands of Palau, are closely related
to the languages spoken in the outer islands of Yap and Chuuk.
Tobi School
Photograph from Trust Territory Archives
Tobi School
Photograph from Trust Territory Archives