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Vanished Tongues of Ocean Isles
Explore the enigmatic lost languages once spoken across remote islands around the world, unveiling clues to their cultural heritage and extinction.
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  • 1. Philippine island city linked to language shifts and loss
  • 2. Island famous for its extinct Rapa Nui language
  • 5. Dialect influencing island languages in Taiwan region
  • 11. Ancient Polynesian language of Easter Island
  • 14. Reference to Atala language, an extinct island tongue
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  • 3. Language family with many lost island dialects in Melanesia
  • 4. Language once predominant in Society Islands
  • 6. Polynesian language still spoken but many island dialects have vanished
  • 7. Indigenous language group from Alaskan islands, some dialects now rare
  • 8. Native language of Guam, now endangered
  • 9. Name connected to lost languages of the Solomon Islands (e.g., Mateyo)
  • 10. Old name for Taiwan, home to many indigenous languages
  • 12. Extinct language once spoken by islanders of Manchu region
  • 13. Polynesian language from Niue Island, endangered

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