Toyanan language family
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| Toyanan | |
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| Geographic distribution | Cantalle Ocean |
 The Toyana languages | |
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.