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Marquesan language

Marquesan language

Dialect
Marquesan is a collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. They are usually classified into two groups, North Marquesan and South Marquesan, roughly along geographic... Wikipedia
ISO 639-3: Either: – North Marquesan; – South Marquesan
Language family: Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian > Oceanic > Polynesian > Eastern Polynesian > Marquesic > Marquesan
Native speakers: 8,700 (2007 census)
Native to: French Polynesia