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    A language island (a calque of German Sprachinsel; also language enclave, language pocket) is an enclave of a language that is surrounded by one or more...
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    languages are spoken in the Solomon Islands archipelago which covers a broader area than the nation state of Solomon Islands, and includes the island...
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  • Gullah (also called Gullah-English, Sea Island Creole English, and Geechee) is a creole language spoken by the Gullah people (also called "Geechees" within...
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    The Admiralty Islands languages are a group of some thirty Oceanic languages spoken on the Admiralty Islands. They may include Yapese, which has proven...
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  • Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language that is the official language of the Cook Islands. Cook Islands Māori is closely related to New Zealand...
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    Iglau language island or Jihlava language island (German: Iglauer Sprachinsel, Czech: Jihlavský jazykový ostrov) was a German language island in present-day...
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  • administered Norfolk Island, is the dominant language of the pair. Norfuk, a creole language based on English and Tahitian and brought to the island by the descendants...
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  • language. It belongs to the dialect group of the former Bielsko-Biała language island [pl; de], which includes the Alzenau dialect. In origin, Wymysorys...
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  • Flinders Island is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is unconfirmed as a distinct language. The...
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  • linguistics. Language contact can occur at language borders, between adstratum languages, or as the result of migration, with an intrusive language acting as...
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