Marquesic languages
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| Geographic distribution: |
Polynesian islands |
| Genetic classification: |
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP Central-Eastern MP Eastern MP Oceanic Central-Eastern Central Pacific East Fijian-Polynesian Polynesian Nuclear Polynesian Eastern Polynesian Central Eastern Marquesic |
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Marquesic Languages are a small but historically important subgroup of Central Eastern Polynesian languages:
- Marquesan languages of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia
- Mangarevan, spoken in the Gambier Islands (also in French Polynesia)
- Hawaiian in its various forms
- Puka-Pukan, spoken in Puka-Puka and the Disappointment Islands in northeastern Tuamotu.
The closest relatives of the Marquesic Languages are Rapan, spoken on Rapa in the Austral Islands, and the Tahitic languages.
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