Western Oceanic languages
Linkage of Oceanic languages
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Geographic distribution | Western Pacific |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Proto-language | Proto-Western Oceanic |
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Glottolog | west2818 |
Western Oceanic |
The Western Oceanic languages is a linkage of Oceanic languages, proposed and studied by Ross (1988). They make up a majority of the Austronesian languages spoken in New Guinea.
Classification
The West Oceanic linkage is made up of three sub-linkages:[1]
- North New Guinea linkage
- Meso-Melanesian linkage
- Papuan Tip linkage
The center of dispersal was evidently [citation needed]near the Willaumez Peninsula on the north coast of New Britain.
Notes
References
- Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 9780700711284. OCLC 48929366.
- Ross, Malcolm D. (1988). Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of western Melanesia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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Meso-Melanesian languages
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New Ireland– Northwest Solomonic |
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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Schouten |
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Huon Gulf |
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Nuclear Papuan Tip |
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Central Papuan Tip |
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Other Papuan Tip |
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