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Where is South Marquesan spoken?

South Marquesan (èo ènata) is an Austronesian language, spoken in French Polynesia. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Where South Marquesan is spoken

South Marquesan is spoken in one country: French Polynesia.

Country
French Polynesia

South Marquesan has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak South Marquesan?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Shifting. Glottolog lists it as shifting: the youngest speakers are adults, and children are growing up speaking another language.

Where South Marquesan sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies South Marquesan as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

  1. Austronesian
  2. Malayo-Polynesian
  3. Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  4. Oceanic
  5. Central Pacific linkage
  6. Tokalau Fijian
  7. Polynesian
  8. Nuclear Polynesian
  9. Northern Outlier Polynesian-East Polynesian
  10. Solomons Northern Outlier Polynesian-East Polynesian
  11. Central Northern Outlier Polynesian-East Polynesian
  12. East Polynesian
  13. East Polynesian Distal
  14. Marquesan
  15. South Marquesan

Related languages

Other languages in the Marquesan group:

More about South Marquesan

Codes: ISO 639-3 mqm, Glottolog sout2866. Glottolog macroarea: Papunesia.

Questions about South Marquesan

Where is South Marquesan spoken?

South Marquesan is spoken in French Polynesia. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is South Marquesan in?

Glottolog places South Marquesan in the Austronesian family, in the branch Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central Pacific linkage, Tokalau Fijian, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian, Northern Outlier Polynesian-East Polynesian, Solomons Northern Outlier Polynesian-East Polynesian, Central Northern Outlier Polynesian-East Polynesian, East Polynesian, East Polynesian Distal and Marquesan.

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