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{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Amafjk|NativeLanguage=Amafjk / sataxjx Jmefjk|Speakers=416,000|LanguageFamily=[[w:Language isolate|Language isolate]] (disputed)|WritingSystem=[[Amafjk script]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Matkha]]|3Lettercode=AMA}} | {{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Amafjk|NativeLanguage=Amafjk / sataxjx Jmefjk|Speakers=416,000|LanguageFamily=[[w:Language isolate|Language isolate]] (disputed)|WritingSystem=[[Amafjk script]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Matkha]]|3Lettercode=AMA}} | ||
'''Amafjk''' (<small>pronunciation: </small>[[w:Help:IPA|/æṽæɸiᵑkˣ/]]; or ''sataxjx Jmefjk'', <small>pronunciation: </small>[[w:Help:IPA|/r̝̊ætˣæx̪͆ix̪͆ iṽeɸiᵑkˣ/]]) is the de facto [[w:Lingua franca|lingua franca]] of [[Matkha]] and the official language of [[Tantj | '''Amafjk''' (<small>pronunciation: </small>[[w:Help:IPA|/æṽæɸiᵑkˣ/]]; or ''sataxjx Jmefjk'', <small>pronunciation: </small>[[w:Help:IPA|/r̝̊ætˣæx̪͆ix̪͆ iṽeɸiᵑkˣ/]]) is the de facto [[w:Lingua franca|lingua franca]] of [[Matkha]] and the official language of [[Tantj Mafjx Province]]. It is spoken natively by 92% of Tantj Mafjx Province and 65% of the [[Scattered Islands Census Area]], and the overwhelming majority of Matkhans are either conversational or fluent in the language. | ||
Amafjk is generally considered to be a [[w:Language isolate|language isolate]], or otherwise part of a tentative microfamily known as [[East Matkhan languages|East Matkhan]] containing itself and (PLACEHOLDER), the latter of which is only attested in toponyms, anthroponyms, and a transcription of a song found in (BOOK PLACEHOLDER). However, recent scholarship has attempted to link the language to the [[Ngyoic languages]] under the [[Macro-Matkhan languages|Macro-Matkhan]] phylum, though this theory remains highly contested. | Amafjk is generally considered to be a [[w:Language isolate|language isolate]], or otherwise part of a tentative microfamily known as [[East Matkhan languages|East Matkhan]] containing itself and (PLACEHOLDER), the latter of which is only attested in toponyms, anthroponyms, and a transcription of a song found in (BOOK PLACEHOLDER). However, recent scholarship has attempted to link the language to the [[Ngyoic languages]] under the [[Macro-Matkhan languages|Macro-Matkhan]] phylum, though this theory remains highly contested. | ||