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Arcane Scripts of Vanished Isles
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  • 1. A neologism for extinct island-based writing systems
  • 2. The study of ancient scripts, including isolated island languages
  • 3. Island archipelago whose extinct tongues puzzle linguists
  • 6. Descriptor for the enigmatic language linked to an island known for colossal statues
  • 10. Pertaining to phonetic resemblance among island dialects now lost
  • 12. Latin-inspired term denoting ancient scholarly writings on island tongues
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  • 4. Iconic stone figures guarding clues to the vanished island tongue
  • 5. Expert studying linguistic fossils, often focused on island languages
  • 7. Study of word origins vital to reconstructing lost island vocabularies
  • 8. Hypothetical ancient writing system emerging from maritime island culture
  • 9. Fictional name for an elusive island language, root or suffix often used in linguistic theories
  • 11. Undeciphered script from a remote Polynesian island
  • 13. Gathered linguistic materials extracted from fragmented island records
  • 14. Hypothetical lost dialect hypothesized from oral remnants in the South Pacific
  • 15. Relating to the extinct Tasmanian Aboriginal languages or island dialects often grouped similarly
  • 16. Pertaining to carvings that encode ancient island narratives

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