Also Known As:
Marquesan, Marquesas-Inseln Sprache, Marquesas, Marquesan, South
Dialects & Varieties
- Fatu Hiva
- Hiva Oa
- Tahuta
Recent Resources
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Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
One or two thousand
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Cablitz, Gabriele H. 2006. "Marquesan: A Grammar of Space." 169: Mouton de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Cablitz, Gabriele H. 2006. "Marquesan: A Grammar of Space." 169: Mouton de Gruyter.