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Magellanican is the sole survivor of a small language family so is now an isolate. It has no traceable genealogical relation to any other language, ancient or modern outside its own extinct family. | Magellanican is the sole survivor of a small language family so is now an isolate. It has no traceable genealogical relation to any other language, ancient or modern outside its own extinct family. | ||
It does however form a sprachbund with | It does however form a sprachbund with neighbouring languages, sharing such features as a bisyllabic root structure, primary stress on the first syllable, , head-marking and a strong tendency for polysynthesis. | ||
The dialect described on this page is the standard variety promulgated by the Commonwealth of Magellanica. | The dialect described on this page is the standard variety promulgated by the Commonwealth of Magellanica. | ||