The Ralik Chain (Marshallese: , Marshallese-English Dictionary) is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ralik means "sunset". It is west of the Ratak Chain. In 1999, the total population of the Ralik islands was 19,915.
Atolls and islands List of atolls and isolated islands in the chain:
Ailinginae Atoll Ailinglaplap Atoll Bikini Atoll Ebon Atoll Enewetak Atoll Jabat Island Jaluit Atoll Kili Island Kwajalein Atoll Lae Atoll Lib Island Namdrik Atoll Namu Atoll Rongdrik Atoll Rongelap Atoll Ujae Atoll Ujelang Atoll Wotho Atoll
Language
The Rālik Chain is home to the Rālik dialect (or western dialect) of the Marshallese language. It is mutually intelligible with the Ratak dialect (or eastern dialect) located on the Ratak Chain. The two dialects differ mainly in lexicon and in certain regular phonological reflexes.
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