Marquesic subgroup

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The Marquesic subgroup is a branch of the Polynesian languages that comprises closely related languages spoken in the Marquesas Islands and surrounding regions of the central Pacific.

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Marquesic subgroup canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oceanic language subgroup
Polynesian language subgroup
closelyRelatedTo Mangarevan language
Marquesan languages
Rapa Nui language
definedBy comparative Polynesian linguistics
geographicDistribution Marquesas Islands and surrounding central Pacific regions
hasAlternativeName Marquesic languages
hasClassificationCriterion shared lexical innovations from Proto-Polynesian
shared sound changes from Proto-Polynesian
hasLinguisticFeature shared grammatical innovations within Polynesian
shared lexical innovations within Polynesian
shared phonological innovations within Polynesian
hasPart Mangarevan language
Marquesan languages
North Marquesan language
Rapa Nui language
South Marquesan language
languages of the Marquesas Islands
memberOf Austronesian language family
Oceanic language family
linked to: Oceanic languages

Polynesian language family
partOf Nuclear Polynesian languages
spokenIn French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
central Pacific Ocean
subclassOf Austronesian languages
Oceanic languages
Polynesian languages

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North Marquesan language partOf Marquesic subgroup