Kjalk
Kjalk is a rare and poorly understood language identified in the early 20th century by linguists studying endangered languages of the Papuan or Austronesian families. The language was reportedly spoken by a small group of people inhabiting a remote region in a southeast Pacific island chain.
Initially, limited data and research made it challenging to determine the language's position within a larger
Studies conducted in the 1920s and 1930s by linguist L. S. Boutet provide the primary basis for
Phonologically, Kjalk exhibits features such as a smooth vowel inventory and a strong stress pattern. The language
Kjalk's language community was likely reduced to a few speakers before the language was recorded by linguists.
Efforts to document or revitalize Kjalk have been limited due to the language's marginalization and lack of