Malakula languages
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The Malakula languages are a diverse group of Oceanic languages spoken on Malakula Island in Vanuatu, known for their high linguistic diversity and complex phonological and grammatical systems.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oceanic languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areDocumentedBy | field linguists ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areRecognizedAs | one of the most linguistically diverse island groups in the world ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | indigenous communities of Malakula ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn |
Austronesian linguistics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
language documentation ⓘ typological linguistics ⓘ |
| belongToMacroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | uneven across languages ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeatures |
complex pronominal systems in many languages
ⓘ
elaborate spatial reference systems in some languages ⓘ verb serialization in some languages ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high internal diversity
ⓘ
many distinct languages on a single island ⓘ small speaker populations per language ⓘ |
| hasSubgroups |
Central Malakula languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Malakula languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Malakula languages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex grammatical systems
ⓘ
complex phonological systems ⓘ high linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malakula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melanesia ⓘ Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Vanuatu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeatures |
complex vowel systems in some languages
ⓘ
rich consonant inventories in some languages ⓘ |
| region | Central Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenOn | Malakula Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Vanuatu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
language shift to Bislama
ⓘ
language shift to English ⓘ language shift to other dominant Vanuatu languages ⓘ |
| typicalWordOrder | SVO (subject–verb–object) in many languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
customary ceremonies
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.