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The Toyana languages form a [[Wikipedia:Language_family|genealogical group of languages]] comprised of a total of four languages: [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]], [[Wikipedia:Samoan_language|Ni'ihau]], [[Wikipedia:Gilbertese_language|Taupoese]] and [[Kahului-Kanau]]. They are spoken from the easternmost edge of the [[Cantalle Ocean]] in [[Kalea Confederation|Kalea]] to the westernmost edge in [[Kahului-Kanau]]. The most prominent languages, in numbers of speakers, are [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]] and [[Wikipedia:Gilbertese_language|Taupoese]]. [[Wikipedia:Samoan_language|Ni'ihau]] is closest to [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]] while [[Wikipedia:Gilbertese_language|Taupoese]] is the furthest. [[Kahului-Kanau]], while the furthest geographically, is still very similar to [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]]. | The Toyana languages form a [[Wikipedia:Language_family|genealogical group of languages]] comprised of a total of four languages: [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]], [[Wikipedia:Samoan_language|Ni'ihau]], [[Wikipedia:Gilbertese_language|Taupoese]] and [[Kahului-Kanau]]. They are spoken from the easternmost edge of the [[Cantalle Ocean]] in [[Kalea Confederation|Kalea]] to the westernmost edge in [[Kahului-Kanau]]. The most prominent languages, in numbers of speakers, are [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]] and [[Wikipedia:Gilbertese_language|Taupoese]]. [[Wikipedia:Samoan_language|Ni'ihau]] is closest to [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]] while [[Wikipedia:Gilbertese_language|Taupoese]] is the furthest. [[Kahului-Kanau]], while the furthest geographically, is still very similar to [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian_language|Kalean]]. | ||
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The Toyana languages form a genealogical group of languages comprised of a total of four languages: Kalean, Ni'ihau, Taupoese and Kahului-Kanau. They are spoken from the easternmost edge of the Cantalle Ocean in Kalea to the westernmost edge in Kahului-Kanau. The most prominent languages, in numbers of speakers, are Kalean and Taupoese. Ni'ihau is closest to Kalean while Taupoese is the furthest. Kahului-Kanau, while the furthest geographically, is still very similar to Kalean.