South Marquesan

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South Marquesan is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken in the southern part of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Marquesan (South) 1
South Marquesan canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Polynesian language
Polynesian language
language
closelyRelatedTo North Marquesan NERFINISHED
continent Australia and Oceania NERFINISHED
country France
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasAlternativeName Marquesan (South) NERFINISHED
South Marquesan language NERFINISHED
hasAncestor Proto-Marquesic NERFINISHED
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian NERFINISHED
Proto-Polynesian NERFINISHED
hasCategory inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
singular dual plural number in pronouns
hasDialect Fatu Hiva dialect
Hiva Oa dialect
Tahuata dialect
hasGlottocode sout2925
hasPhonologicalFeature distinction between long and short vowels
small consonant inventory typical of Polynesian languages
ISO639-3Code mqm
isPartOf languages of French Polynesia
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED
Marquesic
Oceanic
Polynesian NERFINISHED
morphologyType analytic
officialStatus recognized regional language in French Polynesia
region Oceania
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
spokenIn French Polynesia NERFINISHED
Marquesas Islands NERFINISHED
southern Marquesas Islands
spokenOn Fatu Hiva NERFINISHED
Hiva Oa NERFINISHED
Tahuata NERFINISHED
subclassOf Marquesic language NERFINISHED
Nuclear Polynesian language
typology predominantly VSO word order
usedAlongside French NERFINISHED
Tahitian NERFINISHED
usedIn local cultural practices
traditional oral literature
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Marquesan language glottologName South Marquesan
South Marquesan language hasAlternativeName South Marquesan
this entity surface form: Marquesan (South)