haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɛɹwˌʌz wˈʌns ɐ sˈɛpɹət dˈaɪəlɛkt spˈoʊkən ˌɔn ɪɹˈʌb ænd jˈuːɡɚɹ ˈaɪləndz, kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd ɪn pˈɑːɹt baɪ ðə ɹᵻtˈɛnʃən ʌv fɑːnˈɛmɪk dɪstˈɪŋkʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ˌɛndʒˈiː, dʒˈiː, ˈɛn ænd ˈɑːɹ wˌɛɹ ðiːz hæv fˈɔːlən təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn tˈuː wˈeɪz ɪn mˈɪɹiˌæm mˈɪɹ.
However, there was once a separate dialect spoken on Erub and Ugar islands, characterised in part by the retention of phonemic distinctions between 'ng', 'g', 'n' and 'r' where these have fallen together in two ways in Meriam Mir.