Explore the lost and extinct languages once spoken across remote islands through this crossword puzzle highlighting their unique linguistic legacies.
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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