Ralik

8°00′N 167°00′E / 8.000°N 167.000°E / 8.000; 167.000Administration

Marshall Islands

The Ralik Chain (Marshallese: Rālik, [rˠæːlʲik]^[1]) 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.^{[citation needed]} Christopher Loeak, who became President of the Marshall Islands in 2012, was formerly Minister for the Ralik Chain.

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.

References

^ Marshallese-English Dictionary

Marshall Islands articles

History

Geography

Ratak Chain (Sunrise, Eastern)	Bokak (Taongi) Bikar Utirik Toke Mejit Ailuk Jemo Likiep Wotje Erikub Maloelap Aur Majuro Arno Mili Knox (Nadikdik) (Limalok)
Ralik Chain (Sunset, Western)	Enewetak (Lo-En) (Lomilik) Ujelang Bikini (Wōdejebato) Rongerik Rongelap (Ruwitūntūn) Ailinginae Wotho Ujae Lae Kwajalein (Lemkein) Lib Namu Jabat Ailinglaplap Jaluit Kili Namorik Ebon

Politics

U.S. government	Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site

Economy

Culture

Education	College of the Marshall Islands Public School System Jaluit HS Kwajalein Atoll HS Laura HS Marshall Islands HS Northern Islands HS Kwajalein Jr./Sr. HS (USAF) Majuro Cooperative School Delap SDA School
NRHP listings	Debrum House Marshall Islands War Memorial Park Roi-Namur