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Enclave of a language
A language island (a calque of German Sprachinsel), also known as a language enclave or language pocket, is an enclave of a language that is surrounded
Language_island
Creole language of southern US
Gullah (also called Gullah-English, Sea Island Creole English, and Geechee) is a creole language historically spoken by the Gullah people (also called
Gullah_language
Extinct Chumashan language of California
Island Chumash, also known as Isleño (Ysleño) or by the dialect name Cruzeño, is one of the extinct Chumashan languages spoken along the coastal areas
Island_Chumash_language
Former Czechoslovak German Language Island
Iglau language island or Jihlava language island (German: Iglauer Sprachinsel, Czech: Jihlavský jazykový ostrov) was a German language island in present-day
Iglau_language_island
Polynesian language of the Cook Islands
Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language that is an official language of the Cook Islands. It is closely related to, but distinct from, New
Cook_Islands_Māori
languages are spoken in the Solomon Islands archipelago which covers a broader area than the nation state of Solomon Islands, and includes the island
Languages of the Solomon Islands archipelago
Languages_of_the_Solomon_Islands_archipelago
Three languages of the Torres Strait Islands
There are three languages spoken in the Torres Strait Islands: two indigenous languages and an English-based creole. Kalaw Lagaw Ya is spoken mainly in
Torres Strait Island languages
Torres_Strait_Island_languages
2026 DreamWorks Animation film
Forgotten Island is a 2026 American animated fantasy comedy film written and directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado. Produced by DreamWorks Animation
Forgotten_Island
Structured system of communication
region through island-hopping, based on an advanced nautical technology. Other populous language families are the Dravidian languages of South Asia (among
Language
Oceanic language group
The Admiralty Islands languages are a group of some thirty Oceanic languages spoken on the Admiralty Islands. They may include Yapese, which has proven
Admiralty_Islands_languages
Sign language of Providence Island
Providence Island Sign Language (PISL; Spanish: Lengua de señas de Providencia), also known as Provisle, is a village sign language of the small island community
Providence Island Sign Language
Providence_Island_Sign_Language
Polynesian language spoken in Easter Island
Pascuense, is an Eastern Polynesian language. It is spoken on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. The island is home to a population of just under
Rapa_Nui_language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
The Flinders Island language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Flinders Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is unconfirmed
Flinders_Island_language
Area in Poland that spoke Silesian instead of Polish
The Bielitz-Biała language island or Bielsk language island (German: Bielitz-Bialaer Sprachinsel, Polish: Bielsko-bialska wyspa językowa) was a Silesian
Bielsko-Biała_language_island
Unclassified language of the Sentinelese
Sentinelese is the undescribed language of the Sentinelese people of North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Due to the lack of contact
Sentinelese_language
Sign languages of Amami Oshima, Japan
sign language, or group of languages, on Amami Ōshima, the largest island in the Amami Islands of Japan. In the region of Koniya [ja] on the island, there
Koniya_Sign_Language
Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands
also spelled Mbambatana, is the principal indigenous language of Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. Although native to the South Choiseul coastline area
Babatana_language
Island in the southeastern Pacific
where Spanish is an official language. Experts differ on when the island's Polynesian inhabitants first reached the island. While many researchers[clarification
Easter_Island
The Olomouc language island was a German-speaking area within the Czech-speaking area of central Moravia. It centered on the city of Olomouc, including
Olomouc_language_island
Language
(Alabat Island Agta) or Ayta Kadi is a Philippine Negrito language spoken in central Alabat Island, Philippines. Its speakers began arriving on the island in
Inagta_Alabat_language
Endangered Yupik language spoken by the Siberian Yupik people near the Bering Strait
(also known as Akuzipik, Yupigestun, and St. Lawrence Island Yupik, is an endangered Yupik language spoken by the Indigenous Siberian Yupik people along
Central Siberian Yupik language
Central_Siberian_Yupik_language
Japanese island chain
languages are traditionally spoken on these islands, and the major islands have their own distinct languages. In modern times, the Japanese language has
Ryukyu_Islands
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The languages of the Crown Dependencies, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, are not included here. British
Languages of the United Kingdom
Languages_of_the_United_Kingdom
West Germanic language
Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The language is named
English_language
Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages (also Barrier Islands–Batak languages or Sumatran languages) are a group of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken by the
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
Northwest_Sumatra–Barrier_Islands_languages
Extinct language of Tasmania
Bruny Island Tasmanian, or Nuenonne ("Nyunoni"), a name shared with Southeast Tasmanian, is an Aboriginal language or pair of languages of Tasmania in
Bruny Island Tasmanian language
Bruny_Island_Tasmanian_language
Sign language of Papua New Guinea
Rossel Island Sign Language is a village sign language of Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea reported by Stephen Levinson. He reports that, On Rossel Island there
Rossel_Island_Sign_Language
Subfamily of the Japonic languages
The Ryukyuan languages (琉球語派, Ryūkyū-goha; also 琉球諸語, Ryūkyū-shogo or 島言葉 in Ryukyuan, Shima kotoba, literally "Island Speech"), also Lewchewan or Luchuan
Ryukyuan_languages
Central Semitic language
evolved into the Maltese language. Maltese, spoken on the island of Malta, is the only fully separate standardized language to have originated from an
Arabic
Unclassified language spoken in Papua New Guinea
The Yele language, or Yélî Dnye (IPA: [ˈjelɯ ʈɳʲɛ]), is the language of Rossel Island, the easternmost island in the Louisiade Archipelago off the eastern
Yele_language
East Slavic language
source languages, weighed for the number of Russian speakers in 1985. Medny Aleut language, an extinct mixed language that was spoken on Bering Island and
Russian_language
Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands
Luqa) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 2,800 people on the southern half of Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands. Lungga at Ethnologue (18th
Lungga_language
Language of India
[əŋ]) is one of the Ongan languages. It is spoken by the Jarawa people inhabiting the interior and south central Rutland Island, central interior, and south
Jarawa language (Andaman Islands)
Jarawa_language_(Andaman_Islands)
Changing between languages during a conversation
the Matrix Language and the other is the Embedded Language. A Matrix Language island is a constituent composed entirely of Matrix Language morphemes.
Code-switching
Province of China
ethnic group, are native to the island and compose 15% of the population. Their native languages include the Hlai languages. The Hlai are recognized by the
Hainan
Arawakan language historically spoken in the Lesser Antilles
The Kalinago language, also known as Island Carib and Igneri (Iñeri, Inyeri, etc.), was an Arawakan language historically spoken by the Kalinago of the
Kalinago_language
Romance language
official language of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, where 31% of the population was estimated to speak it in 2023. It is the sole official language in
French_language
One of the three Oceanic languages of Utupua (Solomon Islands)
main language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. The speaker population calls their own language [aᵐba]
Amba language (Solomon Islands)
Amba_language_(Solomon_Islands)
Endangered Salishan language spoken in British Columbia
Comox (Mainland Comox: ʔayʔajuθəm; Island Comox: ʔayʔajusəm) is a Coast Salish language historically spoken in the northern Georgia Strait region, spanning
Comox_language
Topics referred to by the same term
The British languages or a British language may refer to either: The Languages of the United Kingdom (demonym: British), including Britain British English
British_languages
Northern Cook Islands Māori dialect
a Cook Islands Maori dialect belonging to the Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 200 people on Penrhyn Island and other islands in the
Penrhyn_language
Language of Hokkaido, Japan
(Japanese: 北海道アイヌ語), is a language native to the Ainu people of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is a member of the Ainu language family, considered
Ainu_language
Large language family mostly of Southeast Asia and the Pacific
first observed similarities between the languages spoken in the South East Asia Archipelago and by peoples on islands in the Pacific Ocean. In the 19th century
Austronesian_languages
Austronesian language of the Solomon Islands
Austronesian language spoken by around 6,000 people on the islands of Mono, Alu, and Fauro in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It is the primary
Mono-Alu_language
Languages spoken by people of the Andaman Islands
The Andamanese languages are the various languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. There are two known Andamanese
Andamanese_languages
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
Sepa–Teluti is an Austronesian language of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia. Sepa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Teluti (Sou Nama)
Sepa–Teluti_language
The languages of Australia are the major historic and current languages used in Australia and its offshore islands. Over 250 Australian Aboriginal languages
Languages_of_Australia
Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands
The ꞌAreꞌare language is a Southeast Solomonic language spoken by the ꞌAreꞌare people of the southern part of Malaita island, as well as nearby South
ꞋAreꞌare_language
Indo-Aryan language
Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir) and an additional official language in the
Hindi
Country in the South Pacific Ocean
fruit exports. The Cook Islands comprise 15 islands that have had individual names in indigenous languages, including Cook Islands Māori and Pukapukan throughout
Cook_Islands
Extinct (c. 19th century) North American language
language formerly spoken in most of what is today Rhode Island by the Narragansett people. It was closely related to the other Algonquian languages of
Narragansett_language
Island in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
(Indonesian: Pulau Timor; Portuguese: Ilha de Timor; Tetun: Illa Timór) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor
Timor
Austronesian language of Wetar, Indonesia
Wetarese is an Austronesian language of Wetar, an island in the south Maluku, Indonesia, and of the nearby island Liran. The four identified principal
Wetarese_language
Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
Banda is an Austronesian language of the Central Maluku subgroup. Along with Kei, it is one of the two languages of the Kei Islands in the Indonesian province
Banda_language_(Maluku)
Island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch remains the official language, though Papiamento, English, and Spanish are widely spoken, reflecting the island's diverse cultural influences.
Curaçao
Subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family
Oceanic languages include nasalized vowels, very large vowel inventories, retroflex consonants, and voiceless nasals. Loyalty Islands Drehu (Lifou Island) Iaai
New_Caledonian_languages
Geolinguistic boundary between mutually intelligible speech communities
is known as a dialect continuum. A "language island" is a language area that is completely surrounded by a language border. The concept of mutual intelligibility
Language_border
1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island is an adventure and historical novel by Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published as a book in 1883, but is set in the
Treasure_Island
Trans-Fly language of the Australian Torres Strait Islands
language is the language of the people of the small islands of Mer (Murray Island), Waier and Dauar, Erub (Darnley Island), and Ugar (Stephens Island)
Meriam_language
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
Malayo-Polynesian language of Papua, Indonesia mainly spoken in the villages of Wooi and Woinap on Yapen Island and the village of Yenuari on Moisnum Island. Woi at
Woi_language
Gallo-Romance language spoken in France, Italy and Switzerland
and northwestern Italy; since the 13th century a Franco-Provençal language island in southern Italy has survived too. Franco-Provençal has several distinct
Franco-Provençal
Language spoken in Korea
Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the Koryo-saram in parts of Central Asia. The Jeju language of Jeju Island is closely related but
Korean_language
Oceanic language spoken in Solomon Islands
Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands. Along with Natügu and Nalögo, Engdewu is one of three Reefs – Santa Cruz languages spoken on the island of Nendö
Nanggu_language
other islands due to migration. Languages in Indonesia are classified into nine categories: national language, locally used indigenous languages, regional
Languages_of_Indonesia
Portuguese-based creole of São Tomé and Príncipe
n'golá) is a Portuguese-based creole language of São Tomé and Príncipe, spoken in the southernmost towns of São Tomé Island and sparsely along the coast, especially
Angolar_Creole
Polynesian language spoken in Hawaii
Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, originating in and native to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the historic native language of the Hawai‘ian
Hawaiian_language
Language of Sicily and its satellite islands
Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group (Italian:
Sicilian_language
The official languages of the Caribbean island-state of Aruba are Papiamento and Dutch, but most Arubans speak a minimum of four languages, including English
Languages_of_Aruba
Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Kisar Island, northeast of East Timor in Maluku, Indonesia. It shares the island with Oirata, which is a Papuan language. Kisar
Kisar_language
Abandoned island near Nagasaki, Japan
Hashima Island (端島; or simply Hashima, as -shima is a Japanese suffix for 'island'), commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning 'Battleship Island'), is an
Hashima_Island
There are two official languages of Norfolk Island, English and Norfuk. English, due to the influence of the United Kingdom and Australia, the two colonial
Languages_of_Norfolk_Island
Group of islands off the Northern Australian coast
particular, the Warruwi community on South Goulburn Island - where at least nine different languages are spoken within a population of only 450 people -
Goulburn_Islands
The national language of the Faroe Islands is Faroese. The Faroese language is a Germanic language which is descended from Old Norse. Danish is the official
Languages of the Faroe Islands
Languages_of_the_Faroe_Islands
Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
two Austronesian languages spoken on Damar Island in Maluku, Indonesia. It is not closely related to the other language of Damar Island, the highly divergent
East_Damar_language
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Lonwolwol, Raljago, or West Ambrym, is an Oceanic language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Lonwolwol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lonwolwol_language
Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
an Austronesian language; in 1989, it was spoken by about 5,700 Ambelau people, of whom more than 5,000 lived on the Indonesian island Ambelau (Indonesian:
Ambelau_language
Celtic language indigenous to the island of Ireland
Celtic language within the Indo-European language family native to the Irish people and indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the first language of
Irish_language
English-based creole spoken in the Virgin Islands and the SSS islands
Crucian and British Virgin Islands variants. Virgin Islands Creole does not have the status of an official language. The language of government, education
Virgin_Islands_Creole
Group of languages of the Philippines
part of Luzon, the neighboring island-province of Catanduanes, and the island of Burias in Masbate. The Bicolano language group is globally distinctive
Bikol_languages
Goidelic Celtic language of the Isle of Man
varying levels of second-language conversational ability. Since the late 20th century, Manx has become more visible on the island, with increased signage
Manx_language
External territory of Australia
Howe Island. Together with the neighbouring Phillip Island and Nepean Island, the three islands collectively form the Territory of Norfolk Island. At the
Norfolk_Island
Ongan language of Little Andaman Island
The Onge language, (also rendered Önge or Ongee, Eng, Ung ॳङे IPA: [ˈəŋɡe]), is one of two known Ongan languages, spoken on the Andaman Islands in India
Onge_language
Timoric language spoken in Indonesia
Ringgou (Rikou) is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of Roti Island, off Timor, Indonesia. Ringgou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ringgou_language
Island in Maluku, Indonesia
coast. The Leti language, a member of Austronesian languages is spoken on Moa. Islands portal List of islands of Indonesia Maluku Islands Maluku (province)
Moa_(island)
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Bieria is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu. The alternate names for Bieria are Bieri, Vovo and Wowo. Bieria language at Ethnologue (17th
Bieria_language
Island and district in North Maluku, Indonesia
inhabitants speak the Tidore language (except for a small number in the south of the island, who speak the East Makian language). It is governed as the district
Moti_Island
Oceanic language spoken in Solomon Islands
an Oceanic language spoken on the Santa Cruz Islands and the Reef Islands in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. The Äiwoo language has been known
Äiwoo_language
Austronesian language spoken in Southeast Asia
Inabaknon language, also known as Abaknon, Abaknon Sama, Capuleño, Kapul, or Capul Sinama, is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Island Municipality
Abaknon_language
Austronesian language of Maluku, Indonesia
(Marsela) is the language of Marsela Island in southern Maluku, Indonesia. Regional varieties are distinct; Ethnologue counts it as three languages. Central Masela
Masela_language
Northern island of Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa
882 ft). Bioko's native name is Ëtulá a Ëri in the Bube language. For nearly 500 years, the island was known as Fernando Pó (Portuguese: Fernando Pó; Spanish:
Bioko
Polynesian language spoken in Wallis island
(Wallisian: Fakaʻuvea), is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis Island (also known as ʻUvea). The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish
Wallisian_language
West Manus language spoken in Papua New Guinea
The Nyindrou language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 4200 people in the westernmost part of Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New
Nyindrou_language
Japonic language
region. There are some language islands in mountain villages or isolated islands[clarification needed] such as Hachijō-jima island, whose dialects are descended
Japanese_language
Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
(Buano) is an Austronesian language spoken in eastern Indonesia. It is spoken in Boano island, off the western end of Seram Island. Boano at Ethnologue (18th
Boano_language_(Maluku)
Volcanic island in Maluku, Indonesia
Serua is a Stratovolcano on Serua Island. Its last eruption was in 1921. The Serua language is an Austronesian language originally spoken on Serua. The
Mount_Serua
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Aore is a recently extinct Oceanic language spoken on Aore Island, just off Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. Aore at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e
Aore_language
Crown Dependency in the English Channel
influence on the island is evident in its use of English as the main language and its participation in British sporting leagues, but the island also has a strong
Jersey
Dialect of Hoava
Kusaghe is a dialect of Hoava, an Oceanic language, spoken by about 2,400 people on New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. Kusaghe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kusaghe_dialect
Island in the Mediterranean and region of Italy
protected minority languages, although both are gravely endangered; regional law provides some degree of protection and recognition of the island's other minority
Sardinia
American television series (1964–1967)
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show's ensemble cast features Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus
Gilligan's_Island
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