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Language name Rapanui Pascuense r�pə�nu�i
Language name Quileute �kwiləju�t
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
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Language family Malayo-Polynesian Polynesian
Language family isolate
Spoken in Easter Island
Spoken in Washington State (USA)
Approximate number of speakers 1.5k
Approximate number of speakers 20
Writing system Rongorongo, Roman
Writing system
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-penultimate
Stress word-penultimate
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Contains following rare uvular; ejective
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5�length
Said to have how many vowels? 4
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology isolating word-based
agglutinative
Morphology polysynthetic stem-based for
verbs; wordbased
for nouns
Particular formation types partial prefixed, partial suffixed and full
reduplication; suffix
Particular formation types prefix; infix; infixed reduplication; suffix
Syntax
Word order VSO NA prepositions
NPoss
Syntax
Word order VSO AN
NPoss
Particular syntactic phenomena absolutive / ergative marking; inclusive /
exclusive 1st plural; dual
Particular syntactic phenomena evidentials
Points of interest no nasal consonants
Points of interest
Sources Gordon (2002), Haspelmath et al. (2005), Hoard
(1979), Maddieson (1984), Ruhlen (1976)
Sources Campbell (1991), Du Feu (1996), Gordon (2002),
Katzner (1977)
Romani see Romany