Toʼabaita, also known as Toqabaqita, Toʼambaita, Malu and Maluʼu, is a language spoken by the people living at the north-western tip of Malaita Island...
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[ʔoːˈlɛlo həˈvɐjʔi]) is a Polynesian language and a critically endangered language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaiʻi...
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Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of languages, itself part of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian family. There are 38 Polynesian languages, representing...
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US, IATA code Mountain Locator Unit, emergency beacon To’abaita language, ISO 639-3 language code the SCMaglev, formerly MLU, maglev railway This disambiguation...
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Pascuan (/ˈpæskjuən/) or Pascuense, is an Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on Easter Island, also known as Rapa...
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Tungaru), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word Kiribati, the current...
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Tinputz is an Austronesian language spoken in Tinputz Rural LLG of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Tinputz at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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Austronesian language spoken on an island in Jayapura Bay, east of the Tor River in Papua province of Indonesia. It is one of the Sarmi languages. Anus at...
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iTaukei is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language. The 2013 Constitution...
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Yotafa, is an Austronesian language spoken in Jayapura Bay in Papua province, Indonesia. It was once thought to be a Papuan language. Notably, Tobati displays...
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Taupota is an Oceanic language of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It appears to be a dialect chain, with southern varieties called Wa'ema and...
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Zire (Sîshëë), also known as Nerë, is an extinct Oceanic language of New Caledonia. It has been extinct since April 2006. Zire is sometimes considered...
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Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A'jie) is an Oceanic language spoken in New Caledonia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers. A glottal stop...
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Numèè (Naa Numee, Naa-Wee), or Kwényi (Kwenyii), is a New Caledonian language, the one spoken at the southern tip of the island, as well as on the Isle...
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Lendamboi, Letemboi, or Small Nambas, is one of the Malekula Interior languages of Vanuatu. Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur...
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Sungwadia, also known as Marino and North Maewo, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu. /k/ can also have prenasal allophones [ᵑɡ] or [ᵑk]. /ŋʷ/...
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Mores (alternatively Ko or Farmores) is an Oceanic language spoken in central Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. v t e...
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Kumak, also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia. Kumak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ(ɡ)ən/ TONG-(g)ən; lea fakatonga) is an Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch native to the island nation of Tonga. It has around...
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striking feature of the Marquesan languages is their almost universal replacement of the /r/ or /l/ of other Polynesian languages by a /ʔ/ (glottal stop). Like...
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Yuanga (Yuaga), or Nua, is a New Caledonian language spoken in the north of the island. Yuanga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v...
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(also known as Gari, Tangarare, Sughu, and West Guadalcanal) is an Oceanic language spoken on Guadalcanal island of the Solomon Islands. The Vaturanga dialect...
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Misima-Panaeati, also called Misiman, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken on the islands of Misima, Panaeati, and the islands of the eastern...
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Lynch (1982) names three major dialects: Nivhaal in the north-west of the language area (spelt "Nauvhal" in publicity for the 2015 film Tanna), Nivai in the...
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Wagap) is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of New Caledonia, in the area of Poindimié, Koné, and Touho. The language has approximately 3,300...
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Western Fijian, also known as Wayan: 212 is an Oceanic language spoken in Fiji by about 57,000 people. It is distinct from Eastern Fijian (also known...
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Dobu or Dobuan is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a lingua franca for 100,000 people in D'Entrecasteaux...
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Ninde, or Labo (also Nide, Meaun, Mewun) is an Oceanic language spoken by about 1,100 people in the Southwest Bay area of Malekula island, in Vanuatu....
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Austronesian language of Buka Island and the Selau Peninsula of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. The phonology of the Halia language: Diphthong vowel...
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Xârâgurè ('Aragure, Haragure) is an Oceanic language of New Caledonia. Paradisec has an open access collection of recordings in Xârâcùù and Xârâgurè made...
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