Marquesan

Polynesian language spoken in the Marquesas of French Polynesia.
Intangible natural_language Q33781
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Marquesan

Summary

Marquesan is a natural language[1]. Marquesan draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #254 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marquesan's instance of is recorded as natural language[3].
  • Marquesan's instance of is recorded as modern language[4].
  • Marquesan is a type of Marquesic[5].
  • Marquesan's writing system is recorded as Latin script[6].
  • Marquesan is part of regional languages of France[7].
  • Marquesan comprises North Marquesan[8].
  • Marquesan comprises South Marquesan[9].
  • Marquesan's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+6000'}[10].
  • Marquesan's indigenous to is recorded as French Polynesia[11].
  • Marquesan's linguistic typology is recorded as verb–subject–object[12].
  • Marquesan's linguistic typology is recorded as isolating language[13].
  • Marquesan's linguistic typology is recorded as moraic language[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[3] and modern language[4]. Marquesan is a type of Marquesic[5].

Use and Application

Components include North Marquesan[8], a dialect[15], in France[16] and South Marquesan[9], a dialect[17], in France[18]. Marquesan is part of regional languages of France[7].

Why It Matters

Marquesan draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #254 of 734).[2] Marquesan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Marquesan is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of regional languages of France
    Has part(s) North Marquesan, South Marquesan
    Subclass of
    Has parts
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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