• Ramoaaina (Ramuaina) is an Oceanic language spoken on the Duke of York Islands off eastern New Ireland. Phoneme inventory of the Ramoaaina language: /s/...
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  • Lungalunga (Minigir), Tolai (Kuanua) Label–Bilur: Label, Bilur Kandas–Ramoaaina: Kandas, Ramoaaina Siar Northwest Solomonic linkage Ethnologue adds Guramalum to...
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  • to their language as a tinata tuna, which translates as 'the real language'. Kuanua is apparently[clarification needed] a word in Ramoaaina meaning 'the...
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  • endangered Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, originating in and native to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the native language of the Hawaiian...
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    Tungaru), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word Kiribati, the current...
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    faʻa Sāmoa or Gagana Sāmoa, pronounced [ŋaˈŋana ˈsaːmʊa]) is a Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands. Administratively, the islands...
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  • Prince Frederick, Duke of York, 1816 painting by Thomas Lawrence Ramoaaina language spoken on Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea This disambiguation...
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  • striking feature of the Marquesan languages is their almost universal replacement of the /r/ or /l/ of other Polynesian languages by a /ʔ/ (glottal stop). Like...
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    iTaukei is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language. The 2013 Constitution...
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    Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of languages, itself part of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian family. There are 38 Polynesian languages, representing...
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  • Mores (alternatively Ko or Farmores) is an Oceanic language spoken in central Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. v t e...
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  • Kumak, also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia. Kumak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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  • Lendamboi, Letemboi, or Small Nambas, is one of the Malekula Interior languages of Vanuatu. Materials on Karnai are included in the open access Arthur...
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  • Lamen (Lamenu, Varmali) is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu. Materials on Lamenu are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections...
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  • Pascuan (/ˈpæskjuən/) or Pascuense, is an Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on Easter Island, also known as Rapa...
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  • Tinputz is an Austronesian language spoken in Tinputz Rural LLG of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Tinputz at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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  • Taupota is an Oceanic language of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It appears to be a dialect chain, with southern varieties called Wa'ema and...
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  • Yotafa, is an Austronesian language spoken in Jayapura Bay in Papua province, Indonesia. It was once thought to be a Papuan language. Notably, Tobati displays...
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  • Austronesian language spoken on an island in Jayapura Bay, east of the Tor River in Papua province of Indonesia. It is one of the Sarmi languages. Anus at...
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  • Suau, also known as Iou, is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000...
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  • nearly-extinct language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. Tryon, Darrell (1994). "Language contact and...
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  • Tangga is an Oceanic language of New Ireland, spoken on Tanga and Feni islands and in Sena, Muliama and Varangansau villages in the Tanglamet area of Namatanai...
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  • Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A'jie) is an Oceanic language spoken in New Caledonia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers. A glottal stop...
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  • Numèè (Naa Numee, Naa-Wee), or Kwényi (Kwenyii), is a New Caledonian language, the one spoken at the southern tip of the island, as well as on the Isle...
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  • Xârâgurè ('Aragure, Haragure) is an Oceanic language of New Caledonia. Paradisec has an open access collection of recordings in Xârâcùù and Xârâgurè made...
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  • pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ(ɡ)ən/ TONG-(g)ən; lea fakatonga) is an Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch native to the island nation of Tonga. It has around...
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  • Sungwadia, also known as Marino and North Maewo, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu. /k/ can also have prenasal allophones [ᵑɡ] or [ᵑk]. /ŋʷ/...
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  • Buhutu (Bohutu) is an Oceanic language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Most Buhutu speakers live in the Sagarai River Valley between...
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  • where it is primarily spoken, is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken on the island of Waigeo in the Raja Ampat archipelago near the northwestern...
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  • Awad Bing, or Biliau, is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people in seven villages near Astrolabe Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea...
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