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Vanished Tongues of Remote Islands
Explore the enigmatic lost languages once spoken on islands around the world, revealing vanished cultures and forgotten words.
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Across
  • 1. Ancient seafaring culture, early island settlements
  • 2. What happens to a language with no speakers
  • 3. Extinct language of the Solomon Islands
  • 4. Revived indigenous language of a Pacific island
  • 5. Indigenous islander cultures with lost dialects
  • 7. Forgotten island language once used in Micronesia
  • 9. An island with a near extinct native language
  • 11. Polynesian language with preserved written records
  • 14. Status of a language with no living speakers
Down
  • 6. How many island languages were passed down before writing
  • 8. Iconic statues linked to language mystery on Easter Island
  • 10. A person who studies languages
  • 12. Lost language from Pacific island groups
  • 13. Dead language from French Polynesia
  • 15. Island nation with numerous endangered languages
  • 16. Languages formed from mixing island tongues

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